Chips should work smarter, not harder

Welcome to yet another episode of the AI Business podcast in
which we discuss the chip shortage and new AI hardware with
special  guest Rodrigo Liang, co-founder and CEO of silicon
design startup  SambaNova.


We start by talking about the ongoing chip supply crisis
 which has sent server component prices skyrocketing, and
saw American  auto-makers having to idle plants as
tech-heavy cars have been stuck on production lines.


Scaling chip production is an extremely  capital-intensive
process and the trade war between the US and China is
 certainly not making silicon vendors any favors.


SambaNova itself recently emerged from stealth with a  new
chip designed specifically for AI, called Cardinal, and a brand
new  server architecture called DataFlow. The company was
lucky enough to  purchase its materials in advance, so its
wares are available for  testing.