The CEOs of Nvidia and Meta recently had a conversation at the SIGGRAPH 2024 conference, discussing the latest advancements in generative AI. Mark Zuckerberg expressed excitement about the progress in fundamental AI research, foreseeing a future where businesses will utilize AI agents to interact with customers. Meta is developing the Llama AI model, with a vision for its 4.0 version to act as an agent capable of providing detailed responses after conducting research.
Zuckerberg also pledged to increase Meta’s reliance on Nvidia’s graphics processing units, aiming to build a massive compute infrastructure to support the company’s artificial intelligence roadmap. Nvidia currently leads the market for chips used in AI applications, offering a robust programming platform called CUDA that accelerates AI project development. The CEOs praised each other’s work, with Jensen Huang acknowledging Meta’s contributions to expanding access to AI model technology through the Llama open-source model family. This collaboration highlights the companies’ shared interest in advancing AI technology and making it more accessible.
