AI comes down from the cloud as chips get smarter
New Indian ExpressHome supercomputer Huang unveiled "Project DIGITS," described as a personal AI supercomputer. It features a new Nvidia "superchip" for prototyping, fine-tuning and running large AI models on desktop computing systems, according to the chip maker. "PCs with dedicated on-device AI capabilities will enable new and improved user experiences, driving productivity gains and personalizing devices at scale while offering better power efficiency, stronger security and reduced costs associated with running AI workloads." "Especially for gamers or people who plan to us it for large storage or high performance on a daily basis, they’re eyeing these specific products.” Techsponential analyst Avi Greengart said chip and laptop vendors at CES are seeing AI capabilities resonate with people who want to speed up workflow, extend battery life and enhance video calls. "We are actually seeing AI making a difference in real things people actually do," Greengart said.