SoftBank Leads AI Revolution with Nvidia's Latest Chips
TL;DR Summary
SoftBank has become the first customer to purchase Nvidia's Blackwell chips, which will be used to build Japan's most powerful AI supercomputer by early 2025. This collaboration aims to enhance generative AI development and support research institutions and companies across Japan. The partnership underscores Japan's efforts to boost its AI capabilities amid labor shortages and an aging population. The announcement comes as demand for Nvidia's chips surges globally, with the company promising to ship billions of dollars worth of Blackwell GPUs by the fourth quarter of 2025.
- SoftBank is Nvidia's first Blackwell chips customer. Here's what they're going to be used for. Business Insider
- SoftBank first to receive new Nvidia chips for supercomputer Reuters
- NVIDIA and SoftBank Corp. Accelerate Japan’s Journey to Global AI Powerhouse NVIDIA Blog
- Nvidia CEO Huang regrets not taking SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son’s offer to help buy the company Moneycontrol
- SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Shares His Vision for AI-Enabled Robots Bloomberg
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
0
Time Saved
2 min
vs 3 min read
Condensed
82%
485 → 87 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on Business Insider