Jensen Huang says even free AI chips from his competitors can't beat Nvidia's GPUs
Tom's Hardware
2024 SIEPR Economic Summit, Stanford (keynote Q&A)
“even when the competitor's chips are free, it's not cheap enough”
Jensen Huangreported 10 March 2024- What you'll lose0/5
Nothing taken.
- Condescension3/5
Rivals' chips are not worth taking for free.
- Tone-deafness3/5
A boast that doubled as a price tag.
- Doom0/5
None.
- Hypocrisy0/5
None.
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The occasion
2024 SIEPR Economic Summit, Stanford (keynote Q&A), reported 10 March 2024.
Context
Asked by Stanford economist John Shoven whether cheaper 'good enough' rivals threaten Nvidia, Huang said Nvidia's total cost of ownership is so good that rivals' chips would not be cheap enough even if given away. Tom's Hardware says he 'recently' made the remark; the event day is not stated in the coverage fetched, so the date is the report date.
Crowd reaction
Critical commentary
Tom's Hardware calls the comments 'sure to be controversial' and says the claim of an 'open book' business 'may be harder to believe' given GPU-cartel accusations; TechSpot's subtitle is 'Jensen "Humble" Huang' and says his claims 'will likely raise some eyebrows' and that 'plenty will argue' with his benevolence. Mild.