Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang shared their visions for AI's future in a fireside chat at SIGGRAPH 2024 on July 29, highlighting the growing importance of AI assistants and open-source technology.
Zuckerberg announced the launch of AI Studio, a new platform enabling users to create, share, and discover AI characters. This move aims to make AI more accessible to creators and small businesses.
"Just like every business has an email address and a website and a social media account, I think, in the future, every business is going to have an AI," Zuckerberg predicted.
The CEOs emphasised the significance of open-source in advancing AI. Meta recently released Llama 3.1, an open-source large language model with 405 billion parameters, trained on over 16,000 NVIDIA H100 GPUs.
Zuckerberg envisioned a future where AI models become more unified and general, potentially integrating various content types and systems across platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
Both leaders discussed AI's potential to enhance human productivity through personalised digital assistants. Huang described a future where AI interaction becomes more fluid, moving beyond turn-based conversations to more complex, multi-option simulations.
Looking ahead, Zuckerberg expressed optimism about integrating AI with the real world through smart eyewear, citing Meta's collaboration with Luxottica. He sees potential applications in education, entertainment, and work.
The conversation underscored the rapid advancements in AI and its growing integration into various aspects of business and daily life. As these technologies evolve, they promise to transform how people interact with digital systems and each other.
The chat concluded with a lighthearted exchange of leather jackets between the two CEOs.