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Hitachi Collaborates with NVIDIA to Accelerate Digital Transformation with Generative AICollaboration brings together Hitachi's leadership in mission-critical products and services in the physical world with NVIDIA's expertise in AI platforms TOKYO, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) today announced it is collaborating with NVIDIA to accelerate social innovation and digital transformation by combining Hitachi's domain solutions in operational technology (OT) and leadership in key industries including energy, mobility, and connected systems with NVIDIA's expertise in generative AI. Generative AI has made a tremendous impact in the enterprise and consumer arena, bringing about a new wave of digital transformation, which promises to redefine product experiences and deliver a new level of efficiency to organizations. Through this collaboration, generative AI will now be extended into the industrial sphere by capturing vast amounts of data generated in the world of OT -- from various sensors, devices and industrial machines -- and applied to streamline performance, gain insights, and allow organizations to automate actions that have not previously been possible. Hitachi, working with NVIDIA, will select an executive leadership team and establish an AI Center of Excellence (CoE) and, in line with strategic milestones, will develop and market industry solutions that integrate Hitachi's domain knowledge in OT with advanced NVIDIA AI software and GPU technologies. Hitachi will invest in expanding the training of engineers on NVIDIA software platforms – including CUDA™, NVIDIA AI Enterprise*1, Omniverse™*2 and Modulus*3 – among other collaborative measures. These efforts will pave the way for new innovations that will directly benefit society. Background The NVIDIA-accelerated computing platform supports large-scale language models and creative generation, and its advanced technological capabilities in AI software and simulation are contributing to innovation in all industries, from energy to drug discovery to manufacturing. With approximately 320,000*4 employees across the globe, Hitachi is an established leader in Information Technology (IT), Operational Technology (OT) and Products for the physical world including advanced solutions for energy, mobility, and industrial sectors. In May 2023, Hitachi launched its advanced Generative AI Center to promote the safe and effective use of generative AI both inside and outside the company*5. Hitachi has successfully deployed generative AI in numerous use cases to boost innovation, improve efficiency and productivity for employees and clients. As a result of these efforts, Hitachi has conducted more than 100 projects in Japan and across the globe enabling enhanced problem solving and innovation using generative AI. Furthermore, to accelerate AI transformation, Hitachi will create and host an environment running on NVIDIA-accelerated computing and develop a common platform for generative AI which incorporates Hitachi's domain knowledge and strengths in software development. "Since its founding, Hitachi has been committed to solving issues faced by customers and society based on our philosophy of 'contributing to society through the development of superior technologies and products'. said Toshiaki Tokunaga, Executive Vice President and Executive Offcer, General Manager of Digital Systems & Services Division at Hitachi." Through this exciting new collaboration with NVIDIA, we expect that Hitachi's deep expertise in mission-critical industries combined with the NVIDIA generative AI stack will allow us to solve complex, real-world problems accelerating social innovation for breakthrough societal outcomes." "Generative AI is driving enterprises to find the latest and greatest tools to keep up with productivity, efficiency, and automation demands," said Jay Puri, executive vice president, Worldwide Field Operations at NVIDIA. "The combined technologies of Hitachi and NVIDIA can power the next wave of digital transformation, enabling organizations to push the boundaries of manufacturing and industrialization." About the Collaboration Hitachi has crafted a bold vision for projects that will go beyond the conventional. Specifically, by utilizing NVIDIA Omniverse, a platform for connecting and developing OpenUSD applications, and NVIDIA Modulus, a framework for building, training, and fine-tuning physics-machine learning models, Hitachi can develop simulate and optimize various assets and processes for mission-critical fields such as energy and transportation in a digital twin environment. The results can then be reflected in the real world, allowing for the collaborative development of large-scale solutions that can, for example, accelerate the transition to green energy, enable new innovations in healthcare, or enhance the safety of transportation systems, while validating and improving their effectiveness. 2. Hitachi industrial AI solutions on NVIDIA AI Enterprise 3. Development of a new portfolio of AI solutions "Hitachi iQ" Through this collaboration, Hitachi will drive forward in its bold ambition to create immense impact globally and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society. *1 NVIDIA AI Enterprise: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/products/ai-enterprise/ https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/company/events-webinar/nvidia-2024.html About Hitachi, Ltd. View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hitachi-collaborates-with-nvidia-to-accelerate-digital-transformation-with-generative-ai-302090939.html SOURCE Hitachi, Ltd. |