NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with journalist Stephen Witt about chip-maker Nvidia’s rise to become the most valuable company in the world and what it means for the future of AI.
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The computer chip-maker at the center of the artificial intelligence boom surpassed Microsoft earlier this week to become the world’s most valuable company. Nvidia started this year with less than half of the market value of either Microsoft or Apple, but demand for Nvidia’s chips and the price of its stock have risen dramatically as AI has gained prominence. Stephen Witt has written about the company and its