HEADLINES.ID – Nvidia, the top manufacturer of AI semiconductor chips in the world, has partnered with Indosat, an Indonesian telecom company, and the Indonesian government to establish a multimillion-dollar AI center there.
One of the top manufacturers of artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors in the world, Nvidia, revealed plans to construct a new AI center in Indonesia in collaboration with the government and telecom company Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison.
The country’s minister of communication, Budi Arie Setiadi, announced on April 4 that the $200 million center will be situated in Surakarta, in the Central Java area.
According to Setiadi, the AI center will include a human resources center or communication infrastructure.
In 2024, construction is anticipated to start. Surakarta’s mayor, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, claims that the city was picked due to its preparedness for 5G infrastructure and people resources.
In an attempt to increase the country’s pool of AI talent, Nvidia and the Indonesian government inked a memorandum of agreement in January 2022, wherein Nvidia promised to train instructors and more than 20,000 university students in AI skills over a five-year period.
This was before the AI craze that struck in November 2022 following the publication of OpenAI’s ground-breaking ChatGPT chatbot.
According to recent research, the AI industry has virtually doubled from $134.89 billion in 2022 to $241.80 billion in 2023 since the pact was signed.
For further details on the developments in Indonesia, Cointelegraph contacted Nvidia.
Nvidia is attempting to expand its sphere of influence in Southeast Asia by pushing into Indonesia, which is in line with its recent record-breaking profits from rising demand for generative AI tools.
In Singapore, Nvidia and the Singapore Institute of Technology have teamed up on a new AI center, while local telecom operator Singtel has also worked with the chipmaker for a new data center.
Giant AI developers like Google and Microsoft have also been funding AI projects worldwide with billions of dollars, building data centers and offering training courses to local populations in France, Germany, and Spain.
After Tether, the blockchain and cryptocurrency company behind the Tether USDT $1.00 stablecoin, announced an expansion of its AI focus and recruitment efforts for “top-tier” AI talent, businesses and nations have become even more eager to obtain capable AI models.
