[Peace&Chips] Nvidia's New Business Opportunity: 'Metaverse'

NVIDIA Expands AI Domain, Focuses on Metaverse
'Bubble Theory' Metaverse, Can AI Be the Savior?
Utilizing Metaverse to Integrate Digital Twin

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Interest in NVIDIA, the leader in Graphics Processing Units (GPU), shows no signs of fading. With the ChatGPT effect boosting demand for generative artificial intelligence (AI), NVIDIA's spotlight has grown even brighter. AI services require large-scale data training, and NVIDIA GPUs play a crucial role in this process.

NVIDIA also identifies AI as a key area to maximize its business by leveraging its GPUs. However, it has not limited its activities solely to AI. On NVIDIA's website, alongside AI, another business pillar called 'Metaverse' is presented.

A partial view of the NVIDIA headquarters in Santa Clara, California, USA /
[Photo by NVIDIA Newsroom]

The Metaverse refers to a three-dimensional (3D) virtual world that replicates the real world. It is a compound word combining 'Meta,' meaning transcendence, and 'Universe.' In the past, it was merely a concept found in science fiction (SF) novels, but with the spread of non-face-to-face culture, various Metaverse services have become easily accessible.

However, as the Metaverse keyword rose, skepticism about a bubble also grew. Many companies across various sectors rushed to launch Metaverse services and related products, but actual demand did not keep pace, resulting in a supply-driven market. With the COVID-19 endemic phase bringing back face-to-face culture, there were even forecasts that user numbers might decline.

Recently, however, opposing views have emerged. As various AI technologies advance, the business areas that can utilize the Metaverse are expected to expand significantly. There is also a forecast that AI will provide a rich technological foundation to support the Metaverse in replacing the real world.

A part of the page introducing the metaverse business on NVIDIA's official website /
[Image source=Captured from NVIDIA's official website]

NVIDIA is also paying attention to this vision. It has been steadily advancing related businesses, such as launching an industrial Metaverse construction platform called Omniverse. They see the Metaverse playing a major role when integrating digital twins (a technology that simulates various research and manufacturing by replicating machines or equipment from the real world into a virtual world) in various industrial fields. Through Earth-2, a digital twin of the planet Earth, climate prediction has been anticipated.

As everyone knows, NVIDIA's business foundation lies in 3D graphics technology and the GPUs that support it. They have already established a solid base that will help realize an advanced Metaverse. It will be interesting to see whether NVIDIA, which is expanding its business scope across AI, can gain another driving force from the Metaverse.

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