Stackd 76: Shiny Objects that People Like to Chase

About this episode

The hosts discuss various technological advancements with guest Brian Sletten, focusing on Web Assembly, AI, and their implications for computing costs.

Overview Kito, Danno, and Ian start out the new year with special guest Web Assembly, Semantic Web, and AI guru Brian Sletten. They have a deep, wide-ranging conversation about Web Assembly, LLMs, edge computing, and open-source hardware, and their potential to reduce compute costs. The crew also discusses how theory of mind relates to artificial […]

People in this episode

Hosts: Kito Mann, Daniel Hinojosa, Ian Hlavats

Guest: Brian Sletten

Topics covered

• Web Assembly
• AI
• edge computing
• open-source hardware
• compute costs
• theory of mind

Keywords

• Web Assembly
• AI
• edge computing
• open-source hardware
• compute costs
• theory of mind
• LLMs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Web Assembly, Semantic Web, AI, open-source hardware

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