China News Service, Astana, October 23 (Reporter Shan Lu) Kazakhstan has abundant energy reserves. How can it use this advantage to develop artificial intelligence? Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang said in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on the 23rd that energy is an important foundation for the development of artificial intelligence, but to transform this advantage into a driving force for industrial development, it is also necessary to continue to make efforts in computing infrastructure construction, talent training, technology application and other aspects.
On the same day, Kazakhstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Matyev and Huang Jenxun held a dialogue at the "Alem.AI" International Artificial Intelligence Center located in the Expo Park. As one of the series of activities of Kazakhstan's "2026 Artificial Intelligence Month", the dialogue focused on topics such as artificial intelligence industry development, infrastructure construction, technology application and talent training.
Huang Renxun believes that artificial intelligence is not only a technology, but also forming a new industry. He explained that AI needs to generate results in real-time based on user needs and therefore requires computing facilities that run continuously. He compared such facilities to new “factories” and emphasized that electricity and computing power are important supports for the development of artificial intelligence.
He also pointed out that in addition to energy and computing power, data is equally important. A country's data carries its own language, culture, history and values, and is an important foundation for the development of artificial intelligence technology that meets the country's needs.
In response to the question raised by Madiyev, "Does Kazakhstan need to develop its own large language model from scratch?" Huang Jenxun emphasized the importance of independently developing artificial intelligence capabilities. He believes that Kazakhstan can make full use of existing open source models, adjust them based on its own language and culture, and run related systems independently.
Talking about talent training in the era of artificial intelligence, Huang Renxun said that artificial intelligence is now bringing about a new round of technological changes, and young people have the opportunity to explore the future from a new starting point. He believes that young people should not only learn to communicate and collaborate with artificial intelligence, but also understand its working principles, technical advantages and limitations.
Faced with concerns about whether children will gradually rely on technology and hand over thinking to machines after artificial intelligence enters campuses, Huang Renxun pointed to the key to learning motivation. "Does this child have ambitions and pursuits?" He believes that the same artificial intelligence can not only help children who actively seek knowledge learn more, but also help children who just want to save trouble to invest less. Whether the convenience brought by technology can be transformed into real learning gains still depends on the children's own goals and initiative. Therefore, he emphasized that parents’ more important responsibility is to help their children establish dreams and inspire the desire to continue learning and exploring.
