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Nvidia to help build Thai ‘sovereign cloud’ in nation’s AI push

Data stored on Thailand’s sovereign cloud server could be used to power a local ‘AI ecosystem’ like a generative AI chatbot fed by Thai data

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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang. Nvidia, which makes specialised computer chips used for training AI models, has surpassed Apple to become the highest-valued company in the world. Photo: Reuters
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US chip giant Nvidia signed a partnership with Thai tech company SIAM.AI on Wednesday to build the country’s first “sovereign cloud”.
The deal was announced during a visit to Bangkok by Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, CEO and founder of the leading semiconductor design business, during which he agreed to support the development of artificial intelligence in Thailand.

A “sovereign cloud” is the idea that a country, region or community will have control over its data – where it is stored, how it is accessed, who oversees it.

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Huang said that the data stored on Thailand’s sovereign cloud server could be used to power a local “AI ecosystem”, such as a generative AI chatbot fed by Thai data.

It came after Huang said Tuesday that it would work with the Thai government to develop “world-class AI infrastructure” in the kingdom.

On Wednesday, Huang added that Nvidia would partner with 40 Thai universities and over 50 start-ups so that local schools and enterprises “will have access to Thai AI”.

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