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AGX Xavier system-on-module with HP's Capture Management software devel- opment kit. This allows artists to digitize material swatches or surfaces in mere minutes, capturing details in up to 8K resolution with a polarized and photo- metric computer vision system. Captured materials can then be seamlessly inte- grated into 3D workflows for realtime collaboration with enhanced efficiency. Generative scheduling One of the most prevalent fears in the realm of AI is that it will someday take creative jobs away from humans. Fortunately, companies are embracing AI technology that will actually improve the workflow of creative jobs, rather than rendering them obsolete. Autodesk unveiled new advancements in generative AI that will allow artists to fo- cus more on creativity while empowering teams to maximize efficiency. Designed to accelerate and streamline production planning workflows, new AI-powered Flow Generative Scheduling aims to keep creative projects running smoothly. Teams can now easily manage complex project variables, such as deadlines, avail- ability and budgets, while quickly compar- ing multiple schedule scenarios, evaluating tradeoffs and creating resource-optimized and balanced schedules. "Artist's time is the most valuable re- source for our customers," explained Eric Bourque, VP of content creation, media & entertainment at Autodesk. "Being able to bring them AI tools to augment their creative process unlocks a host of new possibilities. They can spend more time iterating on their creative ideas and less time on repetitive tasks." Immersive work environments While AI first captured the world's at- tention through easily accessible writing and image generation tools, employers can now harness this technology to help improve work environments. Nvidia announced that its Metropolis reference workflow for building inter- active visual AI agents can be now be paired with its new inference microser- vices (NIM) to assist developers with the process of training physical machines and improving the handling of complex tasks. The company's OpenUSD (open source universal scene description) NIM microservices are now compatible with the world's first generative AI models for OpenUSD, allowing developers to implement generative AI copilots and agents into USD workflows, supporting deep-learning frameworks and broaden- ing possibilities for 3D worlds. Physical AI, which utilizes advanced simulations and learning methods, allows robots and other automated machines to more effectively perceive and navigate their surroundings. Nvidia has launched a new set of microservices designed to support physical AI capabilities for realistic animation, behavior, speech, translation and vision. This new technol- ogy can be applied across a wide variety of industries to help create intelligent, immersive work environments. Humanoid robotics development The widespread prevalence of robots was once the stuff of science-fiction tales. Now, in the not-so-distant future, we may be interacting with humanoid robotics in our day-to-day lives. Nvidia announced that it will provide the world's leading robot manufacturers and AI model developers with a suite of services, models and platforms to devel- op, train and build the next generation of humanoid robotics. Aiming to accelerate global robot- ics development, the company is now offering NIM microservices and frame- works for simulation and learning, an OSMO orchestration service for running multi-stage robotics workloads, and an AI- and simulation-enabled teleoperation workflow, allowing developers to train robots with minimal human demonstra- tion data input. "The next wave of AI is robotics and one of the most exciting developments is humanoid robots," announced Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang. "We're advancing the entire Nvidia robotics stack, opening access for worldwide humanoid developers and companies to use the platforms, acceleration libraries and AI models best suited for their needs." www.postmagazine.com 19 POST JULY/AUG 2024 Keynote speakers Huang and Zuckerberg. Immersive experiences were part of the conference. Close to 9,000 attendees took in demonstrations. Autodesk showed generative scheduling advancements. HP's new Z Captis