Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most transformative technologies of our time, with the potential to revolutionize various industries, create new opportunities and enhance human capabilities. However, AI also poses significant challenges and risks, such as ethical, social, legal and security implications. Moreover, AI can also threaten the cultural diversity and identity of different countries, as it can impose dominant values, norms and biases on others. Therefore, it is crucial for every country to have its own AI infrastructure that reflects its values, culture and interests, while ensuring its competitiveness and sovereignty in the global AI landscape.
Build Sovereign A.I
Huang argued that every country needs to own the production of its own intelligence, which he called “sovereign AI”. He explained that sovereign AI means “codifying your culture, your society’s intelligence, your common sense, your history – you own your own data”. He said that this would allow countries to take advantage of the economic benefits of AI while protecting their own culture and identity. He also said that this would foster innovation and collaboration among countries, as they would be able to share their intelligence with each other.
Huang suggested that the first step for building sovereign AI infrastructure is to create a large language model that captures the essence of a country’s language, data and culture. He said that this would enable natural communication between humans and machines, as well as between machines themselves. He said that Nvidia’s GPUs are the best platform for creating and running such models, as they offer high performance, scalability and compatibility. He also said that Nvidia is working with various partners around the world to support their efforts in developing sovereign AI.
