Subvolts take Nvidia's chip dominance, Meta's AI costs, and OpenAI's focus shape AI's utility future. Mar 19, 2026 - Developers
- Learn about Nvidia's latest hardware and software tools like DLSS 5 and NemoClaw that can enhance AI applications.
- Business
- Understand Nvidia's massive market forecast, Meta's AI cost challenges, and OpenAI's strategic focus for business implications.
- Everyday users
- Discover how AI is impacting video game visuals and explore the ethical questions surrounding AI's use in entertainment, like resurrecting actors.
This episode covers significant announcements from Nvidia and strategic shifts at Meta and OpenAI.
Tokens Are the Next Commodity
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AI Inside hosts Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss Nvidia's GTC expo, including its AI chip ambitions and new DLSS 5. They also cover Meta's layoffs and AI model delays, OpenAI's focus on core business after acquiring Astral, and the ethical implications of an AI resurrection of Val Kilmer for a film.
This episode talks about how companies like Nvidia are making powerful computer chips for AI, and how others like Meta are dealing with the high costs of AI. It also explores using AI to bring actors back to life for movies, raising questions about creativity and ethics.
This episode offers insights into the hardware race with Nvidia's trillion-dollar forecast and new data center tech. It examines Meta's struggles with AI costs and model performance, alongside OpenAI's strategic shift. The discussion on AI resurrecting actors touches on creative and ethical boundaries. This is for anyone tracking the business and ethical currents of major AI labs, particularly those interested in hardware, model development, and the evolving applications of AI in entertainment.
- HostJason Howell
- HostJeff Jarvis
- GuestVal Kilmer
- Episode Title: Tokens Are the Next Commodity
- Show: AI Inside
- Length: 77 minutes
- Nvidia Forecast: Trillion-dollar AI chip ambitions
- Nvidia Hardware: Groq LPU, Vera CPU, Bluefield-4 DPU
- AI Utility Quote: "We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter."
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Join Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis as they cover Nvidia's GTC expo and its trillion dollar AI chip ambitions, Meta's latest round of layoffs and its fading Metaverse, OpenAI acquiring Astral to sharpen its coding focus, and whether an AI resurrection of Val Kilmer for an indie film crosses any lines.
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- 0:00:00 - Start
- 0:04:20 - Nvidia Makes Trillion-Dollar Forecast at Annual Product Expo
- 0:07:26 - Nvidia Puts Groq LPU, Vera CPU And Bluefield-4 DPU Into New Data Center Racks
- 0:09:13 - Nvidia’s NemoClaw is OpenClaw with guardrails
- 0:10:19 - sama: "We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter.”
- 0:20:56 - Nvidia's new DLSS 5 Brings Photo-Realistic Lighting To RTX 50-Series
- 0:22:51 - DLSS 5 clearly overwrites game characters with AI beauty standards, but Nvidia says devs have 'artistic control'
- 0:30:46 - Exclusive: Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount
- 0:34:37 - Meta Delays Rollout of New A.I. Model After Performance Concerns
- 0:42:37 - OpenAI to Cut Back on Side Projects in Push to ‘Nail’ Core Business
- 0:49:46 - Val Kilmer Resurrected by AI to Star in ‘As Deep as the Grave’ Movie — First Look (EXCLUSIVE)
- 0:56:45 - Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI over AI training
- 1:01:10 - Google’s Personal Intelligence feature is expanding to all US users
- 1:02:14 - You can now ask Google Maps ‘co
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Questions people ask
- What is Nvidia forecasting at its GTC expo?
- Nvidia forecasts a trillion-dollar future for its AI chips and introduces new hardware like the Groq LPU and Bluefield-4 DPU.
- What are the latest developments from Meta and OpenAI?
- Meta faces layoffs and delays for a new AI model due to performance concerns, while OpenAI is cutting back on side projects to focus on its core business.
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