AI factories are data centers with infrastructure specially built for processing, refining, and transforming vast amounts of data into valuable AI models and tokens. Credit: Nvidia Chipmaker Nvidia and the world’s largest contract manufacturer Foxconn are partnering to start building AI factories globally, the two companies announced on Tuesday. AI factories are data centers with infrastructure specially built for processing, refining, and transforming vast amounts of data into valuable AI models and tokens, Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang and Foxconn Chairman and CEO Young Liu, said during a fireside chat at Hon Hai Tech Day, in Taipei. “A new type of manufacturing has emerged — the production of intelligence. And the data centers that produce it are AI factories,” Huang said in a statement, adding that the data center infrastructure would include Nvidia’s accelerated computing platform — the latest GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip and Nvidia’s AI enterprise software. Foxconn is also expected to build a large number of systems based on Nvidia’s hardware, software, and networking stack for its global customers, who are looking to create and operate their own AI factories. “With these systems, Foxconn customers can leverage Nvidia accelerated computing to deliver generative AI services as well as use simulation to speed up the training of autonomous machines, including industrial robots and self-driving cars,” the companies said in a statement. Foxconn itself is eyeing the possibility of equipping its manufacturing plants with Nvidia stack. “An AI factory with the Nvidia stack can give Foxconn the ability to accomplish AI training and inference, enhance factory workflows and run simulations in the virtual world before deployment in the physical world,” the companies said, adding that simulating the entire robotics and automation pipeline from end to end provides Foxconn with a path to operational efficiency gains, saving time and costs. Currently, Nvidia dominates the AI chip market, buoyed by the demand for generative AI. Related content news analysis Red Hat unveils image mode for its Linux distro New container image deployment method for Red Hat Enterprise Linux is aimed at helping enterprises streamline operations and management. By Maria Korolov May 09, 2024 5 mins Linux Networking news Insecure protocols leave networks vulnerable: report The Cato CTRL SASE Threat Report reveals the trusted traffic networks must stop, as many enterprises still rely on the use of insecure protocols such as HTTP, Telnet and early versions of SMB. By Denise Dubie May 09, 2024 4 mins SASE Network Security Networking feature What is a digital twin and why is it important to IoT? Digital twins are virtual replicas of physical devices that IT pros and data scientists can use to run simulations before actual devices are built and deployed. Digital twins can also take real-time IoT data and apply AI and data analytics to optimiz By Josh Fruhlinger and Keith Shaw May 09, 2024 17 mins Internet of Things Network Security Networking news 2024 global network outage report and internet health check ThousandEyes tracks internet and cloud traffic and provides Network World with weekly updates on the performance of ISPs, cloud service providers, and UCaaS providers. By Ann Bednarz May 08, 2024 43 mins Internet Service Providers Network Management Software Cloud Computing PODCASTS VIDEOS RESOURCES EVENTS NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe