NVIDIA-Chef Huang sieht KI-Rechenzentren als Tokenfabriken – Kritik an seiner Rechnung

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NVIDIA-CEO Jensen Huang beschreibt Rechenzentren als sogenannte AI Factories, die elektrische Leistung in Rechenleistung und schließlich in Tokens umwandeln, aus denen Umsatz entsteht. Bei Auftritten auf der GTC 2026 und der GTC Taipei betonte er, dass vor allem die Zahl der Tokens pro Watt zähle. Kritiker weisen darauf hin, dass zwischen Gigawatt, Rechenleistung in FLOPS und Tokens keine festen Umrechnungsfaktoren existieren. Elektrische Leistung sage nichts Verbindliches über die tatsächliche Rechenarbeit aus, da Prozessoren, Architektur und Auslastung stark variieren. Auch ein Token sei keine standardisierte Einheit, sondern hänge von Modell, Textlänge und Berechnungsverfahren ab.

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