Cuda core - Nvidia's journey to the world's most valuable company

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Stephen Witt has written a book about Nvidia and its founder - The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip.

Stephen is an entertaining writer and speaker and he was interviewed on Twit.Tv’s Intelligent Machines a few weeks ago. He delves into AI, Nvidia’s journey to become a central component of the technology and also gives insights into the man himself and his approach to running a major silicon valley company. It’s not all rainbows and puppies.

The interview goes for about 50 minutes but I think it is worth a listen. (Multitask it while you’re mowing the lawn or doing your yard work.) :shovel: :broom:

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Very interesting - thanks for sharing.

Yet another interview where The Innovator’s Dilemma has come up. I really should read the book.

Fascinating to hear about the pivot made by Jensen Huang to move from graphics to AI, and the initial disapproval of investors. Knowing about that happening now definitely lines with the timeline of my own graphics card ownership and the number of CUDA cores going from ~32 to thousands.

Top quote from Stephen Witt: “Who is CUDA for?.. It’s for mad scientists.” I’m quite flattered to be put into the mad scientist category!