Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company by selling the artificial intelligence chips that are used in enormous data centres. Now it’s looking to put its technology in people’s homes.
The chipmaker said today that it had developed a new chip, called the RTX Spark, that will power laptop and desktop computers from Dell, HP, Microsoft, Lenovo and others.
The computers, which will be available later this year, are designed to run local AI systems that can sort through files and quickly perform tasks with more privacy and security.
With its push into laptops, Nvidia is the latest tech company seeking to reinvent the computer for the AI era.
Microsoft and Qualcomm teamed up two years ago to launch the Copilot+ PC, which it said would make it easier to find documents and edit photos. But those computers have struggled to gain traction.
Nvidia is betting its computers will hit the market at the right time, just as AI assistants, known as agents, are becoming more popular.
The company has been working with Microsoft and laptop makers to allow agents to navigate PCs by autonomously operating the mouse and keyboard like a user.
The PC chip headlined a two-hour showcase of Nvidia’s AI products at a computer and electronics conference in Taipei, Taiwan. The company also announced a collaboration on a new robot with a Chinese company, Unitree Robotics, and a new software system to help customers manage its chips in data centres.
Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, said an AI supercomputer might become a common home appliance in the future.
“I could totally imagine someday there’s an AI supercomputer in your house,” he said.
“It’s running all of your agents, it’s running all your assistants, and they’re doing all kinds of things for you all the time.”
The PCs that include Nvidia’s chips are designed to appeal to people who develop AI systems, play video games and create computer graphics. The company said it would provide details on battery life and other performance metrics in a few months.
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
Written by: Tripp Mickle
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