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A significant portion of Huang’s message focuses on the paradigm shift in computing hardware. For six decades, general purpose computing—mainframes, CPUs—dominated. But the limits imposed by Moore’s Law—doubling performance roughly every 1.5 years—are now approaching, necessitating new approaches.
“We are leaving the era of general purpose computing. The new era is accelerated computing—using GPUs and specialized hardware to boost productivity by 20, 30, even 50 times in many industries.”