Israel-Hamas conflict prompts Nvidia to call off AI conference

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The ongoing clash between Israel and Hamas has prompted California-based Nvidia to pump the brakes on holding an upcoming artificial intelligence-focused conference in Tel Aviv.

The ongoing clash between Israel and Hamas has led to California-based Nvidia calling off an upcoming artificial intelligence-focused conference. The chipmaker published a message informing people it had decided to do so on the Oct. 15-16 summit’s webpage. It pointed to wanting to ensure the safety of expected participants amid the conflict as the reason behind the move.

new computing era has begun. Companies worldwide are transitioning from general-purpose to accelerated computing and generative AI," Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang later said in an Aug. 23 quarterly earnings release. The chipmaker said on the now-canceled summit’s webpage that its heart goes out "to all those affected by the situation" in Israel.

 

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