NVIDIA Unveils RTX-Powered Tools to Accelerate AI Development at SIGGRAPH 2024

NVIDIA
has
unveiled
a
suite
of
new
RTX-powered
tools
and
applications
aimed
at
accelerating
AI
development
on
PCs
and
workstations,
according
to

NVIDIA
Blog.
The
announcements
were
made
at
SIGGRAPH
2024,
an
annual
conference
at
the
intersection
of
graphics
and
AI.

ACE’s
AI
Magic

During
a
SIGGRAPH
fireside
chat,
NVIDIA
founder
and
CEO
Jensen
Huang
introduced
“James,”
an
interactive
digital
human
built
on
NVIDIA
NIM
microservices.
James
is
a
virtual
assistant
leveraging
NVIDIA
ACE
technology,
designed
to
enhance
customer
interactions
with
emotions,
humor,
and
contextually
accurate
responses.
Users
will
soon
be
able
to
interact
with
James
in
real-time
at
ai.nvidia.com.

NVIDIA
also
showcased
advancements
in
the
NVIDIA
Maxine
AI
platform
for
telepresence,
which
includes
Maxine
3D
and
Audio2Face-2D
technologies.
These
tools
enable
developers
to
create
more
engaging
and
natural
interactions
across
customer
service,
gaming,
and
other
interactive
experiences.

RTX
Updates
for
Creators

NVIDIA
GeForce
RTX
PCs
and
workstations
are
receiving
significant
upgrades
with
new
GPU
accelerations
for
enhanced
AI
content
creation
experiences.
RTX
Video
HDR,
now
available
through
Wondershare
Filmora
and
DaVinci
Resolve,
allows
users
to
transform
content
into
high
dynamic
range
video
with
richer
colors
and
greater
detail.

For
3D
artists,
new
AI
applications
and
tools
are
streamlining
workflows.
Replikant
is
integrating
NVIDIA
Audio2Face
for
improved
lip
sync
and
facial
animation,
while
Adobe
Substance
3D
Modeler
has
introduced
AI-powered
features
to
accelerate
prototyping
and
design
workflows.

Topaz
AI
has
added
NVIDIA
TensorRT
acceleration
for
multi-GPU
workflows,
enabling
faster
rendering
speeds.
Getty
Images
has
updated
its
Generative
AI
by
iStock
service
with
improved
image
generation
and
quality,
powered
by
NVIDIA
Edify
models.

LLM-azing
AI

ChatRTX,
a
tech
demo
connecting
large
language
models
like
Meta’s
Llama
to
user
data,
is
getting
a
user
interface
makeover.
The
new
version
uses
the
Electron
+
Material
UI
framework,
simplifying
the
integration
of
different
UIs
and
streamlining
the
building
of
chat
and
retrieval-augmented
applications.

Developers
can
find
the
latest
version
of
ChatRTX
on
its
web
page
and
source
code
on
the
ChatRTX
GitHub
repository.
Meta
Llama
3.1-8B
models
are
now
optimized
for
inference
on
NVIDIA
GeForce
RTX
PCs
and
workstations,
supported
by
NVIDIA
TensorRT-LLM
software.

Dell’s
AI
Chatbots

Dell
is
showcasing
how
enterprises
can
boost
AI
development
with
an
optimized
RAG
chatbot
using
NVIDIA
AI
Workbench
and
NIM
microservices
for
Llama
3.
The
chatbot
can
converse
with
enterprise
data
embedded
in
a
local
vector
database,
with
inference
running
locally,
in
the
cloud,
or
on
self-hosted
NIM
microservices.

HP
AI
Studio

HP
is
presenting
the
Z
by
HP
AI
Studio,
a
centralized
data
science
platform
enhanced
with
the
latest
NVIDIA
CUDA-X
libraries
and
a
partnership
with
Galileo.
AI
Studio
aims
to
enhance
productivity
and
streamline
AI
development,
allowing
data
science
teams
to
focus
on
innovation.

RTX
Speed
Surge
for
Stable
Diffusion

Stable
Diffusion
3.0,
the
latest
model
from
Stability
AI,
has
been
optimized
with
TensorRT
for
a
60%
speedup.
A
NIM
microservice
for
Stable
Diffusion
3
with
optimized
performance
is
available
for
preview
on
ai.nvidia.com.

Generative
AI
is
transforming
graphics
and
interactive
experiences
of
all
kinds.
The
SIGGRAPH
conference
runs
through
Aug.
1,
providing
an
opportunity
to
see
how
RTX
AI
is
shaping
the
future
of
content
creation
and
visual
media
experiences.

Image
source:
Shutterstock