Nvidia Corp’s Jensen Huang leads a parade of AI computing leaders in Taiwan for Asia’s biggest technology showcase, Computex. Over a jam-packed week, the hardware linchpins of the post-ChatGPT era will debate the most pressing issues facing their industry, from growing bottlenecks in the supply of essential components like memory chips to the rise of challengers to Nvidia at the apex of the semiconductor hierarchy.
Originally a gathering of PC-era stalwarts, Computex is now defined by conversations around the nuts and bolts of the artificial intelligence race. From Nvidia to Intel Corp, some of the world’s biggest tech firms are riding a historic wave of investment from the likes of Meta Platforms Inc and OpenAI – a wave that’s created a new generation of billionaires and industry leaders. That gathering also takes place against the backdrop of growing concerns about how the AI boom is enriching a select group of businesses and highly specialised workers – while potentially leaving others behind.
