Nvidia
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Nvidia’s GTC was an absolute spectacle; it was also a different kind of keynote than before ChatGPT, which is related to Nvidia’s need to dig a new kind of software moat.
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Nvidia has gone from the valley to the mountain-top in less than a year, thanks to ChatGPT and the frenzy it inspired; whether or not there is a cliff depends on developing new kinds of…
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Nvidia is in the valley in terms of gaming, the data center, and the omniverse; if it makes it to future heights its margins will be well-earned.
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An Interview with Dan Kim and Hassan Khan About CHIPS
An interview with Dan Kim and Hassan Khan about their work distributing CHIPS program money, and why they are optimistic about U.S. industrial policy going forward.
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Nvidia H20 Restricted in China, The Huawei CloudMatrix 384, Whither Chip Controls
It appears that Nvidia will never be allowed to sell AI accelerators to China again, even crappy ones, while Huawei makes its own supercomputer with outside help.
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An Interview with Google Cloud Platform CEO Thomas Kurian About Building an Enterprise Culture
An interview with Google Cloud Platform CEO Thomas Kurian about Google’s infrastructure advantage and building and enterprise service culture.
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Nvidia GTC and ASICs, The Power Constraint, The Pareto Frontier
Jensen Huang’s GTC keynote was a compelling argument in favor of Nvidia’s position relative to ASICs when it comes to inference.
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AI Promise and Chip Precariousness
The AI industry is more exciting than ever, but the chip situation is very precarious and requires drastic action.
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Grok 3, The Nvidia Shortcut, Competitive Implications
Grok 3 appears to be state of the art; that speaks to the power of Nvidia, and actually increases the pressure to spend more.
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The OpenAI Critique, Comparative Advantage and Infrastructure, Aggregation Theory and Cheap AI
Further grappling with DeepSeek implications, including the lack of focus in U.S. tech companies, the problem with comparative advantage, and the possibility of zero marginal cost AI.
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DeepSeek FAQ
DeepSeek has completely upended people’s expectations for AI and competition with China. What is it, and why does it matter?
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An Interview with Jon Yu About YouTube and Making Semiconductors
An interview with Asianometry founder Jon Yu about starting and running a successful YouTube channel, how semiconductors are made, and the past and future of Intel and TSMC.
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AI Diffusion Regulations, Closing Loopholes, The Objections
The Biden administration has a raft of new regulations aimed at limiting AI exports; the motivation makes sense, but the precedent and second-order effects are worrisome.