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Jeff Carlson writes about photography and technology and is the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and PalmPilots. He drinks a lot of coffee in Seattle.

In a show packed full of hands-on products, the standout -- and overall Best of CES Winner -- is an AI model. CNET Group, which is made up of CNET, ZDNET, PCMag, Mashable and Lifehacker, is the official awards partner for all of CES, so when we say that Nvidia Cosmos has the potential to change the foundation of AI, we mean it.

Not because companies are pushing AI into all of their offerings, but because Nvidia's Cosmos promises to be the underlying technology that could accelerate all of them into the future. Robotics manufacturers and car makers could use Cosmos to intelligently deal with real-time situations ranging from navigating uneven ...