Jensen Huang Says Cybersecurity is the Next Major AI Market

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has identified cybersecurity as the next major market for artificial intelligence (AI), Bloomberg reported on the 10th (local time).

Speaking at a technology conference hosted by Goldman Sachs Group in San Francisco, Huang predicted that "cybersecurity is likely to be the next major application area for AI."

He analyzed that as the advancement of AI models accelerates the automation of computer programming, the speed of exploiting security vulnerabilities as well as issuing patches to fix them is rapidly increasing, bringing massive changes to the entire cybersecurity industry.

"What better way to create demand than to create a problem?" he pointed out, noting that while AI advancements make cybersecurity vulnerable, they simultaneously drive up demand for AI.

However, regarding fear-based marketing that plays up cybersecurity crisis theories, he added, "Of course, there is a responsible way to execute this, and there is an undesirable way."

Huang's remarks are interpreted as an effort to emphasize to investors that investments in AI data centers will continue going forward.

Nvidia has continuously issued forecasts that demand for its AI chips will persist in order to dispel concerns surrounding an AI bubble.

Huang also directly refuted criticism that Nvidia's investments constitute a "circular transaction."

Regarding the recent decision to acquire open-source AI model sharing platform Hugging Face, he argued, "This is not a circular transaction because we invest a small amount of money and recover more."

He continued, "People are beginning to realize that when someone who holds a lot of information invests in something, it is not a bad investment," and emphasized, "I do not take risks."

He added that before making investments, he ensures "guarantees" by checking whether customers are lined up for the company in question.

Nvidia recently announced it would acquire Hugging Face for 13 billion dollars (approx. 17.5 trillion won).

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