Nvidia Exec Teases Computing Paradigm Shift: Sparsity and Physical Substrate Co-evolution
NaveenGRao · x · 2026-08-14
Nvidia executive Naveen Rao hinted at rapid internal progress in computing paradigms, suggesting that the old paradigm of computation is obsolete. In a follow-up reply, he elaborated that the team is co-evolving the 'intelligence layer' with the 'physical substrate,' emphasizing that 'sparsity' is a key component to making this work.
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