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Taiwanese mayors are striving to make their cities home to Nvidia’s supercomputers
Nvidia has overtaken Apple to become the world’s second most valuable company. The AI giant’s CEO Jensen Huang is currently in Taiwan, where he’s been spotted at Computex, night markets, and restaurants. Also seeking out Huang are nine mayors and county commissioners, who are vying to make their municipalities be home to Nvidia’s supercomputers.
Jensen Huang, the “godfather” of AI chips, has been spotted again. In the morning, Huang was seen at Nvidia’s Taipei headquarters, and by lunchtime he was back at the same traditional Taiwanese restaurant that he recently took supply chain partners to.
Jensen Huang
Nvidia CEO
I will leave on Saturday morning. I will definitely come again before the year is over.
During Huang’s trip to Taiwan, wherever he goes fans follow. Nine of those fans include Taiwanese mayors and county commissioners, who are doing everything in their powers to attract Nvidia to their municipalities.
Chiang Wan-an
Taipei mayor
After both parties have talked, we’ll then offer the best conditions and benefits that we can; it’ll be an all-out effort. We want to be proactive about winning over Nvidia.
Chen Chi-mai
Kaohsiung mayor
Our ocean views are unrivaled. And there are dock spaces as well; going out to sea is a great way to relieve stress. Our transportation is also fantastic. We have the basic yet essential aspects that industries need.
Huang Wei-che
Tainan mayor
Our city has some diplomacy agendas that we’d already finalized back in March and April. Back then we didn’t know that Jensen Huang and Lisa Su would be coming to Taiwan’s Computex. Jensanity has swept over the island, but, to be frank, we need to stay here and take care of our own city affairs.
Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che even canceled a trip to Thailand in order to court companies to invest in his city. Jensen Huang revealed his company’s new R&D center might just be located near Taipei, but despite this many municipality leaders have not given up in their pursuit of Nvidia. And now the tech CEO has provided his location considerations.
Jensen Huang
Nvidia CEO
We need more power in Taiwan, so we will put our AI supercomputers where there’s abundant energy. But we will put the supercomputers in the right place.
In 2022, Taipei’s Neihu District became the home of Nvidia’s first R&D center, which currently has about 400 workers. But Huang is yet to confirm whether this center will be expanded in size or if a second R&D center will be built. With the future up for grabs, municipality leaders are striving to curry favor with the godfather of AI chips.
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2024-06-06