NVIDIA and Baidu Partner Up to Accelerate AI - insideHPC

Today NVIDIA and Baidu today announced a broad partnership to bring the world's leading artificial intelligence technology to cloud computing, self-driving vehicles and AI home assistants. NVIDIA and Baidu have pioneered significant advances in deep learning and AI," said Ian Buck, NVIDIA vice president and general manager of accelerated computing. "We believe AI is the most powerful technology force of our time, with the potential to revolutionize every industry. Our collaboration aligns our exceptional technical resources to create AI computing platforms for all developers – from academic research, startups creating breakthrough AI applications, and autonomous vehicles." Speaking at Baidu's AI developer conference in Beijing, Baidu president and COO Lu Qi described his company's plans to work with NVIDIA to: Today, we are very excited to announce a broader and deeper strategic partnership with NVIDIA," said Lu Qi, Baidu president and COO, at Baidu Create 2017 in Beijing.