Nvidia reveals new AI model and expands Japan’s physical AI ecosystem
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Nvidia It unveiled a new AI model for robots and visual AI agents on Wednesday, deepening its foray into the physical AI market in Japan.
The company’s new model, Cosmos 3 Edge, is a so-called world model designed to help systems sense and manipulate physical environments in real time. Cosmos 3 edge is an Earth model, systems that can learn from a wider range of input than large language models (LLMs). The availability follows the launch of Cosmos 3 May.
According to Nvidia, regional expansion is coming to the fore during CEO Jensen Huang’s two-day visit to Japan, where the Silicon Valley chip giant is expanding its physical AI footprint by forming a coalition in which local industrial giants such as Fujitsu, Hitachi and Kawasaki Heavy Industries plan to join.
“The next frontier of AI is in the physical world, and it’s a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Japan,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday. he said. “Japan invented modern manufacturing. Now there is an opportunity to reinvent it for the age of smart industries.”
The tech giant’s partnership with Japanese companies comes just months later MicrosoftA $10 billion investment in the country aimed at creating artificial intelligence infrastructure and strengthening cyber security. Japanese investment giant SoftBank attaches great importance to the explosion in artificial intelligence. It plans to partner with Microsoft and Sakura Internet to develop artificial intelligence in Japan.
Japan’s artificial intelligence market is expected to reach $27.9 billion by 2029, opening the door for investment by US companies. based on To the International Trade Administration. This growth is driven by Tokyo’s active push to promote the adoption of AI across industries and local firms’ willingness to form international partnerships.
The country has an advantage in Asia thanks to its diverse stories of artificial intelligence and clean structural growth, Barclays global head of research Ajay Rajadhyaksha told CNBC last month.
Nvidia’s partnership move
Nvidia is also aggressively expanding its AI footprint into Japan’s healthcare and biotech sectors, expanding its reach into agency AI for advanced science through new drug discovery and medical robotics initiatives.
When it comes to agency AI, Nvidia noted the ongoing expansion of Tokyo-1, the AI drug discovery consortium run by Xeureka. Mitsui subsidiary. The platform has been growing steadily since it was first announced. 2023It is powered by Nvidia BioNeMo Agent Toolkit, a platform to accelerate autonomous AI drug discovery.
Japan’s pharmaceutical heavyweights are already increasing their involvement. Including major pharmaceutical manufacturers Astellas Pharmaceuticals Inc., Daiichi SankyoAnd Ono Pharmaceuticals The US company said in a blog post that they used Nvidia’s proprietary biology toolset to streamline their workflow.
Beyond biotechnology, Nvidia said it is also moving into industrial automation through a partnership. Kawasaki Heavy Industry.
