Expanding AI chip capabilities beyond Nvidia with Modular CEO Chris Lattner | E1808

2023-09-14 · 64 min · 31 entities

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Link in episode "Expanding AI chip capabilities beyond Nvidia with Modular CEO Chris Lattner | E1808": https://launch.co/apply
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Link in episode "Expanding AI chip capabilities beyond Nvidia with Modular CEO Chris Lattner | E1808": https://modular.com/
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Link in episode "Expanding AI chip capabilities beyond Nvidia with Modular CEO Chris Lattner | E1808": https://twistartups.substack.com/
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Link in episode "Expanding AI chip capabilities beyond Nvidia with Modular CEO Chris Lattner | E1808": https://substack.com/@calacanis
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Link in episode "Expanding AI chip capabilities beyond Nvidia with Modular CEO Chris Lattner | E1808": https://twistartups.substack.com/
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Link in episode "Expanding AI chip capabilities beyond Nvidia with Modular CEO Chris Lattner | E1808": https://substack.com/@calacanis
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Link in episode "Expanding AI chip capabilities beyond Nvidia with Modular CEO Chris Lattner | E1808": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
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Link in episode "Expanding AI chip capabilities beyond Nvidia with Modular CEO Chris Lattner | E1808": https://launch.co/apply
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Link in episode "Expanding AI chip capabilities beyond Nvidia with Modular CEO Chris Lattner | E1808": https://angelthebook.com/
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Link in episode "Expanding AI chip capabilities beyond Nvidia with Modular CEO Chris Lattner | E1808": https://launch.co/apply
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Link in episode "Expanding AI chip capabilities beyond Nvidia with Modular CEO Chris Lattner | E1808": https://modular.com/
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Link in episode "Expanding AI chip capabilities beyond Nvidia with Modular CEO Chris Lattner | E1808": https://launch.co/four
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This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Roots. Invest in the only real estate investment trust that creates wealth for you and its residents at https://investwithroots.com/TWIST Supergut is the easiest and tastiest way clinically-proven to regulate digestion, curb cravings, and boost energy. Get 30% off their delicious shakes, bars, and fiber mix at https://Supergut.com with code TWIST. LinkedIn Marketing. To redeem a $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups * Today's show: Modular CEO Chris Lattner joins Jason to discuss the process of building LLMs (8:14), what caused Nvidia to be entrenched in machine learning today (35:37), the AI wrapper debate (41:44), and much more! * Time stamps: (0:00) Modular CEO Chris Lattner joins Jason (2:24) Where hardware and optimization stand today (8:14) What goes into deploying and distributing an AI model into a product (10:32) Roots - Head to https://investwithroots.com/TWIST to sign up and start investing today! (12:02) Why companies make their own machine-learning software (14:32) Nvidia's outlook on what Modular is building (18:46) Chris's time at Apple (20:05) Strategies for reducing complexity (22:53) Awareness of underlying complexities in the technology stack (25:14) Supergut - Get 30% off with code TWIST at https://supergut.com (26:46) What it will look like in five to ten years; Increase consumption by creating new categories (31:29) The open-source community; RISC-V and Arm (34:15) LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups (35:37) How Nvidia secured its position (38:21) The AlexNet moment (41:44) The AI wrapper debate (44:32) OpenAI moving from non-profit to profit and open to closed-system (46:32) The lack of programmers and the ability to do more with less (52:09) Modular Mojo and other developments * Check out Modular: https://www.modular.com/ FOLLOW Chris: https://twitter.com/clattner_llvm * Read LAUNCH Fund 4 Deal Memo: https://www.launch.co/four Apply for Funding: https://www.launch.co/apply Buy ANGEL: https://www.angelthebook.com Great recent interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland, PrayingForExits, Jenny Lefcourt Check out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow Jason: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jason Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Follow TWiST: Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.founder.university/podcast