U.S. semiconductor giant Nvidia Corp. will join Japanese companies such as SoftBank Corp. in accelerating research into generative artificial intelligence, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Monday after meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Kishida asked the U.S. company to supply Japan with as many graphics processing units, or GPUs, as possible, Huang told reporters after their meeting at the premier's office. Nvidia is one of the world's biggest suppliers of GPUs, an integral component in developing generative AI.

The planned cooperation between Nvidia and Japanese firms will also involve cloud service provider Sakura Internet Inc. and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., he said.

"In combination between generative AI and Japan's expertise in manufacturing, the future of robotics could be revolutionized here in Japan," Huang said.

==Kyodo

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