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.