對於某些用戶來說，可能會希望 Windwos 工作列中的時鐘可以顯示秒數，過去 Windows 10 就能手動打開，不過 Windows 11 一開始把這功能移除，使用上就不是很方便，好消息是，近日微軟推出的最新 Windows 11 Moment 3 更新版本，就有把這功能加回來。讓用戶可以手動打開，只不過微軟曾警告過，啟用秒數將會導致電腦變得更加耗電，進而使筆電、平版續航力變差，為此外媒最近就進行了實測，結果顯示幾乎沒什麼差異。
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang delivered a keynote speech at Computex, highlighting the company’s focus on accelerating computing and artificial intelligence. Huang discussed the end of CPU scaling and the importance of accelerated computing, as well as the company’s software-defined data center and life cycle optimization. He showcased the H100 computer, which is in full production, and the Grace Hopper supercomputer, designed for large-scale AI applications. Huang also demonstrated generative AI breakthroughs, including text-to-music and text-to-video capabilities, and discussed the impact of AI on industries beyond technology. NVIDIA is introducing generative AI to every data center in the world through its Grace Hopper supercomputer and NVIDIA Maxine 3D, which converts 2D videos to 3D using cloud services. The company is also partnering with SoftBank to implement generative AI and software-defined 5G stack into SoftBank’s data centers worldwide.
The Future of Video Games and Accelerated Computing: A Tipping Point
NVIDIA’s CEO, Jensen Huang, spoke about the future of video games, the IBM System 360, and the two fundamental trends in the computer industry today. He explained that CPU scaling has ended and accelerated computing is the path forward, and that the data center is the computer, which makes accelerated computing a full stack problem. Huang also highlighted the importance of preserving software investment and the complexity of the data center equation. Finally, he demonstrated the cost-effectiveness of accelerated computing for large language models and emphasized that the more you buy, the more you save. 00:00:00->00:16:11
NVIDIA’s Accelerated Computing: Revolutionizing the Future of AI and Industry
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang gave a keynote speech at Computex, highlighting the company’s dedication to accelerating computing and artificial intelligence. Huang discussed the company’s software-defined data center and life cycle optimization, as well as the high demand for NVIDIA GPUs across industries. He also showcased the H100 computer, which is in full production, and discussed the company’s dedication to pushing the performance of computing forward. Huang also spoke about the breakthroughs in generative AI and the ability to transform information across modalities. He demonstrated examples of text-to-music and text-to-video AI capabilities. 00:16:12->00:36:00
NVIDIA Unveils Grace Hopper AI Supercomputer with 600GB Memory
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discussed the importance of generative AI and the company’s new Grace Hopper supercomputer, which has 600GB of memory and is designed for large-scale AI applications. The computer can be scaled up to an exaflop transformer engine, which would offer 144TB of memory. Huang said Google Cloud, Meta, and Microsoft will be the first companies to have access to the computer, which will be used for pioneering AI research. Huang also discussed the impact of AI on industries beyond technology, such as digital biology, and the ease of use of the new computing era. 00:36:01->00:53:44
NVIDIA’s Grace Hopper and the Future of Generative AI in Data Centers
NVIDIA is revolutionizing the way we connect, communicate, and collaborate with its new technology. The company is introducing generative AI to every data center in the world by using its Grace Hopper supercomputer and NVIDIA Maxine 3D. Maxine 3D converts 2D videos to 3D using cloud services, creating an enhanced sense of depth and presence in video conferencing. Additionally, NVIDIA is partnering with SoftBank to implement generative AI and software-defined 5G stack into SoftBank’s data centers worldwide. NVIDIA is also announcing the NVIDIA MGX, an open modular server design specification designed for accelerated computing. The company is introducing a new type of Ethernet using its Spectrum 4 switch to enable AI workloads in every data center. 00:53:45->01:10:47
NVIDIA’s Advances in High Performance Computing, Enterprise AI, and Omniverse
NVIDIA has announced a new Ethernet system for AI, designed to bring the capabilities of high-performance computing into the Ethernet market. The system consists of the Spectrum 4 switch and the Bluefield 3 SmartNIC or DPU, which together offer adaptive routing and congestion control. NVIDIA is also helping industries build custom language models with its cloud service, NVIDIA AI Foundation, and has integrated its enterprise-grade and enterprise-secure software stack, NVIDIA AI Enterprise, into major cloud providers. The company is also developing Omniverse, a digital twin platform that allows users to build, design, and operate factories in a virtual environment. 01:10:47->01:29:36
NVIDIA and WPP Partner to Build AI-Enabled Content Generation Engine
NVIDIA has partnered with WPP, the world’s largest advertising agency, to build a content generation engine using Omniverse and generative AI. The engine integrates tools from partners such as Adobe Firefly, Getty, and Shutterstock to generate unique content for different users for ad applications. NVIDIA is also using Omniverse and AI for manufacturing, with electronics manufacturer Pegatron using NVIDIA AI and Omniverse to digitalize their factories. NVIDIA has also announced their robot platform, NVIDIA iZak AMR, as a reference design for anyone who wants to build robots. The platform includes a chip called Orin, a computer, and the NVIDIA Nova Orin, which is a reference system, a blueprint for AMRs. The entire stack has been built, and it allows manufacturers to super accelerate factory bring-up, continuously optimize operations, maximize production line throughput, all while reducing costs. 01:29:36->01:45:37
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不得不說，雖然在這篇沒辦法展示給大家，可以直接搭配錄音／影片直接聆聽每個演講段落的使用體驗。但大致上應該也算火力展示了目前 AI 可以快速整理會議／發表會的原始實力 – 當然，這裡面肯定有一些錯誤，以及漏掉的地方（大家可以參考，另外，標注的時間標籤會以演講開始時為主，所以可能會有一些時間誤差）。
不過對於需要快速掌握資訊的人而言，Vocol AI 所提供的超高整理效率與歸納的能耐，的確是非常值得試用的好服務。關於 NVIDIA Computex 2023 主題演講完整內容，也可以參考。
聯發科技已經在汽車市場深耕多年，並且將多領域技術優勢延伸到 Dimensity Auto 汽車平台上，以豐富的產品組合打造創新應用平台。人車互動介面座艙以晶片運算效能為基礎，從高階到中低階方案一應具全，讓客戶在軟硬體面上享受到便利的無縫接軌設計和使用體驗。Dimensity Auto 智慧座艙平台已先進製程打造，具備高運算效能和低功耗的特性，並整合高性能 AI 處理器，搭載深度學習加速器（MDLA）和視覺處理單元（MVPU），擁有靈活的 AI 架構和高擴展性。
人工智慧的發展最近如火如荼，許多人都體驗到 AI 的強大，進而希望能透過 AI 的特性來生出新的商業模式。不過，新模式不好想，但舊模式倒有不少可供參考的地方。例如，在美術設計這方面，AI 的表現可圈可點，甚至隱隱有超越人類的趨勢，也有人利用 AI 來設計類似真人卻又並非真人的臉孔，也獲得不錯的讚譽。最近，日本的集英社就發現，利用 AI 設計的美女可以作為寫真集的主角。甚至還有很高的客制化空間。於是他們最近就發行了一本由非人類為主角的寫真集，裡面的臉孔既顯得刻意，又顯得格外討喜。
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關於 AI 的能力，相信很多科學家、科幻小說作家都為我們拓展了想像的空間。不過最近日本的集英社卻把 AI 發揮到淋漓盡致。他們利用某個不知其名的AI 圖像產生系統，設計出了一位「新人寫真女優」。由於是電腦透過 AI 所創作的人類圖樣，再特定條件下，能捏出近乎人類要求的面孔。
寫真集內的照片，噢不，圖片們，是由集英社所屬的《週刊 Playboy》的編輯部，以 AI 生成的圖片為基礎編輯而成。該雜誌的 Slogon 更是標榜「盡可能充滿男性理想與夢幻般的存在」。而這位不存在的女優為了方便，以「さつきあい」的名義稱呼。雖然沒有正式的漢字名稱，但筆者認為可叫做「五月 愛」或「皋月 愛」。さつき 漢字可讀為五月，這代表 AI 的出生月份為五月，あい的羅馬拼音為 Ai ，隱含著女孩的真身其實是 AI 演算出來的圖像。
以 AI 為噱頭的事情倒不是第一次出現，名字用 AI 的拼音直接命名的虛擬女性也肯定不止五月愛一個。誕生自 AI 似乎更容易生成讀者喜歡的樣貌，但也有些人認為這樣的臉孔實際上太假，或者認為一旦 AI 寫真女優成為流行的話題，那麼現實中的寫真女優很快就會失業。
▲說到 AI 就得提到這位名字也有 AI 的大前輩。不過人家是人工智障，只活躍在 Youtuber 等平台，中之人還轉台好幾次的傳奇人物（圖片來源：）
畢竟 AI 永遠不會老，而真人卻只有 10 年左右的青春。更嚴峻的話題是，AI 不可能產生緋聞，除非人類刻意設計出緋聞事件。而現實中的寫真女優們也會戀愛，也希望找個對象成家。
集英社本身對這些話題一概採取冷處理的態度，如果 AI 話題能讓這本寫真集大賣，那麼集英社至少不會虧到。如果要討論 AI 與人類社會倫理，顯然出版社這邊站不住腳。但畢竟集英社主要是賣書的，499 日圓實在有點隨便賣的意味。如果這位 AI 女優沒能掀起太大的討論熱度，相信這話題在幾個月內很快就會被人淡忘。
▲雖然是 AI 生成的人物，但五月愛さつきあい確實有個耐看的臉（圖片來源：）
現階段集英社並未公開採用哪一款 AI 工具繪出五月愛（さつきあい）的樣貌，想來是擔心被鄉民找出神秘的 AI 咒文。
ChatGPT 等各類生成式 AI 應用，引發全球產業變革，各科技巨頭競相升級資料中心伺服器的 AI 運算力。 2023 COMPUTEX，技嘉帶領子公司技鋼科技展出多款頂級規格 GPU 伺服器、HPC 高效能運算伺服器系列，配備各領導品牌最新的 CPU 平台、GPU 加速卡以及 AI 深度學習和推論技術，並以技嘉獨家的高密度伺服器設計和散熱技術，讓 AI 運算伺服器在有限的空間內，駕馭更強大的效能，適用於巨量資料分析、深度學習、機器學習等人工智慧訓練，以及建構大型語言模型等生成式 AI 運算，助攻企業超前部署開拓新機會、布局 AI 大時代。
技嘉展出全新浸沒式冷卻槽，助企業導入劃時代綠色機房
AI 科技發展帶動全球資料中心運算量和耗電大幅攀升，而伺服器散熱技術不僅關乎省電，更影響運算效能、系統穩定性以及整體營運成本。技嘉將在 COMPUTEX 空前展出三台不同規格的浸沒式冷卻槽，以及多款相對應的伺服器系列，展現享譽業界的綠色機房解決方案。
這條傳聞是來自彭博社的爆料大神 Mark Gurman，近期他發表多項關於 iOS 17 新功能的爆料；其中一個就是 iOS 17 會在鎖定畫面上新增一個多功能資訊頁面，當用戶不使用 iPhone（鎖定時）且橫向放置時，鎖定畫面上就會出現像是行事曆、天氣狀況、通知訊息等資料。
NEW: Apple is planning a new smart-display-like mode in iOS 17, a new interface for information and notifications when an iPhone is locked and in landscape mode, as a major new feature. It’s a potential precursor to a standalone Apple smart home hub. https://t.co/mgFsu4nQ6x
— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) May 24, 2023
有點類似亞馬遜 Echo Show 或 Google Nest Hub 的感覺，就是把一些用戶可能會關注的即時資訊集中顯示在畫面中；再搭配 AOD 永遠顯示的話，許多情境下鎖定畫面都會變的更實用。