"Nvidia Unveils Next-Gen AI Chip, Stock Climbs as CFO Confirms 2024 Release"
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the company's next-generation AI chip, the Blackwell G200, at the GTC 2024 conference, touting its ability to enable AI models with a trillion parameters while reducing operating costs and energy consumption. The new chip is set to be adopted by major tech companies and is designed to replace its predecessor, the Grace Hopper chip, in existing infrastructure. Huang emphasized Blackwell's inference capability and its potential for generative AI, with the company planning to start shipping the chips later this year, although supply constraints are expected. Nvidia's stock has surged amid the growing demand for generative AI tools and the hardware that powers them.