Nvidia (NVDA, Financials) CEO Jensen Huang expressed optimism in worldwide scientific cooperation despite the incoming Trump government considering harsher export curbs on sophisticated computer technology.
Speaking during an event at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Huang said, "Open science in global collaboration, cooperation across math and science has been around for a very long time. It is the foundation of social advancement and scientific advancement."
Huang also mentioned ongoing worldwide collaboration, stating that in his opinion, it will continue. "I don't know what's going to happen in the new administration, but whatever happens, we'll balance simultaneously compliance with laws and policies, continue to advance our technology and support and serve customers all over the world."
His remarks coincide with the expectation of American technology sector about possible changes in export rules under President-elect Donald Trump. Policies limiting technology sales to China were carried out throughout Trump's first term, and under President Joe Biden similar actions persisted.
Earlier in the day, while addressing graduates and academics at HKUST after receiving an honorary engineering degree, Huang said, "The age of AI has started. A new computing era that will impact every industry and every field of science." He further stated, "Nvidia reinvented computing and sparked a new industrial revolution," referencing the introduction of the graphics processing unit 25 years ago.
Huang also told graduates, "AI is certainly the most important technology of our time, and potentially of all times." He encouraged them with an optimistic outlook, saying, "The whole world is reset. You’re at the starting lines with everybody else. An industry is being reinvented. You now have the instruments, the instruments necessary to advance science in so many different fields."
Separately, Huang told Bloomberg that Nvidia is striving to certify Samsung's artificial intelligence memory chips fast. He said, "We are evaluating Samsung’s 8-high and 12-high HBM3E chips," during the HKUST event.
