Current Affairs: Passage of the Day - 04 June 2024 | Current Affairs & General Knowledge - CLAT PDF Download

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Nvidia has unveiled its next generation artificial intelligence (AI) chip called Rubin ahead of Computex in Taipei this week. Currently under development, the AI chip will be based on 8 stacks of HBM4 memory, the next iteration of the essential high-bandwidth memory. The platform will be available in 2026.
The new chip platform will be equipped with new GPUs to train and launch AI systems. It will also have a central processor called “Vera,” though the Sunday announcement did not provide much details.
Rubin AI chip named after astronomer who discovered dark matter
Speaking in a keynote address at National Taiwan University, Jensen Huang said that Nvidia sees the rise of generative AI as a new industrial revolution and expects to play a major role. The company also introduced new tools and software models along with Project G-Assist, an AI-powered assistant. Nvidia has pledged to release new AI chip models on a “one-year rhythm,” Huang said.
Nvidia has named its Rubin AI platform after Vera Florence Cooper Rubin, an astronomer who discovered dark matter. Huang said the upcoming Rubin AI platform will use HBM4, the next iteration of the essential high-bandwidth memory. The company also plans to bring Rubin Ultra featuring 12 HBM4 stacks.
‘Computation inflation’
“We are seeing computation inflation,” Huang said on Sunday. As the amount of data that needs to be processed grows exponentially, traditional computing methods cannot keep up and it’s only through Nvidia’s style of accelerated computing that we can cut back the costs, Huang said. He touted 98% cost savings and 97% less energy required with Nvidia’s technology, saying that constituted “CEO math, which is not accurate, but it is correct.”
A Bloomberg report states that Nvidia has been the main beneficiary of a flood of AI spending, helping turn the company into the world’s most valuable chipmaker. But it now looks to broaden its customer base beyond the handful of cloud-computing giants that generate much of its sales. As part of the expansion, Huang expects a larger swath of companies and government agencies to embrace AI, the report added.
[Excerpt from Times of India “Nvidia Introduces Rubin AI Chip Platform, Launches 2026” Dated 04/06/24]

Q1: When is Nvidia planning to release its new AI chip platform, Rubin?
(a) 2024
(b) 2025
(c) 2026
(d) 2027

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Q2: What components will make up the Rubin platform?
(a) Only GPUs
(b) CPUs, GPUs, and networking processors
(c) Memory modules and storage devices
(d) Sensors and microcontrollers

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Q3: What is the significant feature of the Versa CPU included in the Rubin platform?
(a) It is designed to improve gaming performance
(b) It is optimized for AI applications
(c) It uses quantum computing technology
(d) It is designed for cryptocurrency mining

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Q4: Which companies are providing the high-bandwidth memory technologies for the new GPUs in the Rubin platform?
(a) Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm
(b) Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix
(c) IBM, Microsoft, and Apple
(d) Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic

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Q5: What is Nvidia’s current market share in the AI chip industry?
(a) 50%
(b) 60%
(c) 80%
(d) 90%

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