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Jensen Huang and Arthur Mensch on Winning the Global AI Race

2025/3/21
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@Jensen Huang : 我认为AI是减少技术差距的最强大力量,它对每个国家的GDP都会产生巨大的影响。每个国家都必须自己建设AI能力,没有人会替你做这件事。AI既是通用型技术,也是高度专业化的技术,需要结合国家文化和特定领域知识进行开发。国家应该将AI视为数字劳动力,积极参与其发展和管理,就像管理普通员工一样。国家应该拥有对自身数字数据的控制权,并决定如何利用它造福人民。建设AI系统并非像想象中那么困难,而且技术也在不断进步。 @Arthur Mensch : AI不只是计算基础设施,也是文化基础设施,争夺AI主导地位关乎国家主权。AI是一种通用型技术,因为它改变了我们构建软件和使用机器的方式,可应用于各个领域。AI是国家战略重点,因为它可以应用于各行各业,改善民生,并用于国防等重要领域。构建AI需要通用模型和特定领域的专业知识相结合。国家或企业需要将自身知识融入AI系统,使其更准确地满足特定需求。AI的开发需要横向技术提供者和垂直领域专家的合作。AI与电力类似,但它是一种内容生成技术,需要更深入地融入国家文化和价值观。AI是一种社会建构,需要融入企业的文化和价值观,国家需要积极参与其中。开源模型对于主权和技术进步都至关重要。 @Anjana Mehta : 全球AI竞争已扩展到国家层面,涵盖芯片、模型、应用及相关基础设施和人才。AI是通用型技术,类似于电力和印刷术,会广泛加速经济发展。国家是否需要控制AI堆栈的每一部分?国家需要定制模型,并将其与国家图书馆中的知识相结合,以满足自身需求。国家需要构建一个平台来定制、保护、评估和改进AI系统。国家需要能够部署、维护和改进定制的AI系统。IT部门将负责管理国家的数字劳动力。大型国家和小型国家应该如何构建AI堆栈?AI系统中既包含软性因素(文化、偏好),也包含硬性因素(规则、法律)。AI可以处理生活中模糊的偏好和文化因素。AI不仅是计算基础设施,也是文化基础设施。集中式AI模型无法编码所有国家的文化和专业知识。不拥有AI主权可能相当于现代数字殖民化。未来AI将包括通用型AI和特定领域AI。

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The global race for AI leadership is no longer just about companies—it’s about nations. AI isn’t just computing infrastructure; it’s cultural infrastructure, economic strategy, and national security all rolled into one.

In this episode, Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, and Arthur Mensch, cofounder and CEO of Mistral, sit down to discuss sovereign AI, national AI strategies, and why every country must take ownership of its digital intelligence.

  • How AI will reshape global economies and GDP
  • The full AI stack—from chips to models to AI factories
  • Why AI is both a general purpose technology and deeply specialized
  • The open-source vs. closed AI debate and its impact on sovereignty
  • Why no one will build AI for you—you have to do it yourself

Is this the most consequential technology shift of all time? If so, the stakes have never been higher.

Resources: 

Find Arthur on X: https://x.com/arthurmensch

Find Anjney on X: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anjney/

Find NVIDIA on X: https://x.com/nvidia

Find Mistral: https://x.com/MistralAI

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