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Hardware and software boundaries
The hardware-software boundary is sometimes hard to define, but there are cases where hardware is better suited to handle certain tasks than software. For example, when executing a graph or rasterizing a triangle, it makes more sense for the hardware to handle it.
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The guest speaks about creating the right abstraction levels to simplify the world of software so that people can work independently on different levels of it, emphasizing the importance of being sensitive to the human element in engineering.
1:10:09 - 1:15:05 (04:56)
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The guest speaks about creating the right abstraction levels to simplify the world of software so that people can work independently on different levels of it, emphasizing the importance of being sensitive to the human element in engineering. The discussion also touches on how graph-focused, deep learning-centric hardware can compete with NVIDIA's current offerings.
ChapterHardware and software boundaries
Episode#162 – Jim Keller: The Future of Computing, AI, Life, and Consciousness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The guest discusses some of the technical challenges they face when developing video games, specifically the process of rasterizing a triangle in video game graphics.
1:15:05 - 1:18:08 (03:02)
Summary
The guest discusses some of the technical challenges they face when developing video games, specifically the process of rasterizing a triangle in video game graphics.