Episode 8 - OpenAI x Broadcom and the future of compute

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Sam Altman and Greg Brockman discuss OpenAI's partnership with Broadcom and its implications for the future of AI and compute.

Sam Altman and Greg Brockman from OpenAI sit down with Broadcom’s Hock Tan and Charlie Kawwas to discuss their new partnership—and what it means for the future of AI. From custom silicon to global-scale infrastructure, they share how compute innovation is shaping the road to AGI. 00:00 Announcing the partnership 03:06 The scale of AI infrastructure 06:03 Collaboration and innovation in chip design 08:49 Historical context and future vision 12:10 Role of compute in AI development 15:01 Optimizing for specific workloads 18:02 Journey towards AGI 21:00 Future of AI and compute capacity 23:50 Wrap-up and future projects Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam Altman, Greg Brockman

Guests: Hock Tan, Charlie Kawwas

Topics covered

• AI partnership
• compute innovation
• AGI
• chip design
• AI infrastructure
• future of AI

Keywords

• OpenAI
• Broadcom
• AI infrastructure
• compute innovation
• AGI
• chip design
• future of AI

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Organizations: OpenAI, Broadcom

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