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While NVIDIA continued to dominate the gaming GPU space, a pivotal shift occurred in the late 2000s. The company recognized the potential of its technology in the emerging field of artificial intelligence, particularly after researchers at universities began experimenting with NVIDIA's CUDA platform for deep learning.
NVIDIA made the strategic decision to invest heavily in AI, even as it diverted resources away from its core gaming business. This gamble paid off handsomely, as the company became the go-to provider of hardware for AI workloads, powering the rapid advancements of companies like OpenAI.