Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, visited Kazakhstan to explore the nation's IT, robotics, and artificial intelligence sectors. During his trip, he visited the alem.ai International AI Center, where he reviewed digital government services powered by Nvidia H200 computing accelerators.
The visit included a presentation of the Data Center Valley project in Ekibastuz. This cluster of data centers is designed for a total capacity of up to 1 GW, with the first phase of 215 MW already fully reserved.
Huang met with students from local programming schools and winners of the HackAlem AI hackathon. He also participated in a discussion with Zhaslan Madiyev, the Minister of Digital Development and AI, regarding the potential for Kazakhstan to become a major AI computing hub.
The government of Kazakhstan has already launched two supercomputer clusters based on Nvidia technology. Huang emphasized the importance of developing national AI models tailored to local languages and cultural contexts.
