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NVIDIA chief Jensen Huang says the company is developing partnerships with Kazakhtelecom and Firebird AI KZ, and supporting Higgsfield, a Kazakh technology company he described as a unicorn.
Why it mattersThe comments add a concrete business strand to Kazakhstan’s bid to become an AI hub: this is more than a visit and a pitch about national ambition. But no deal terms, project details or timetable were given, so the partnerships’ practical scope remains unclear. Trend.Az reports that Huang made the remarks during a meeting with Kazakhstan’s president in Astana. The same report says Huang also backed positioning Kazakhstan as a hub for physical AI, where intelligent systems and robotics would be developed and tested in industrial settings.
Discuss: Should NVIDIA’s support for local firms count as meaningful progress towards Kazakhstan’s AI ambitions before specific projects or investment terms are announced?
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