China can beat AI rivals with Greater Bay Area edge: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang
‘This is just an extraordinary opportunity for China and for this area,’ CEO says as he receives honorary doctorate with acting legend Tony Leung
The head of US chipmaker Nvidia has pledged to maintain the company’s presence in mainland China despite rising geopolitical tensions, while also highlighting the country’s unique strengths in capitalising on artificial intelligence (AI) and trends that have upended industries from medicine to robotics.
Jensen Huang on Saturday also encouraged Hong Kong’s university students to pursue a career at his company as he and movie legend Tony Leung Chiu-wai received honorary doctorates at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).
Leung took the opportunity to share insights on his acting career, saying he always sought to avoid the influence of ego in his work as he wanted to stay “fresh”.
The university also awarded honorary doctorates to Nobel laureate Michael Levitt and American mathematician David Mumford.
In a later discussion on stage, Huang pointed to the mainland’s unique strengths in capitalising on AI, saying there was huge potential in the Greater Bay Area, which links Hong Kong, Macau and nine Guangdong cities.
“This is just an extraordinary opportunity for China and for this area,” Huang said. “The Greater Bay Area is so good at mechatronics already, the intersection between mechanical technology and electronics.”
