The world’s most complex machine - Works in Progress Magazine

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ASML became the sole supplier of extreme ultraviolet lithography machines through transatlantic cooperation, risky bets, and deep customer partnerships.

Jeremy Mikkola - AI Thoughts
The article outlines potential downsides and limitations of AI development, including model stagnation, chip shortages, and cheap models, while also predicting advances like robot models and continual learning.
also on ASML, TSMC, #competition, #hardware
The World Can't Keep Up With AI Labs - LessWrong 2.0 viewer
AI labs see explosive revenue from coding agents, but infrastructure bottlenecks in memory, energy, and chip manufacturing will constrain growth and raise prices.
also on ASML, TSMC, #hardware
Waymo has designed a robocar chip to stay ahead of Tesla
Waymo unveiled a custom 5nm ML ASIC delivering over 1,000 TOPS for ultra‑low latency autonomous driving, built on TSMC’s process and backed by 200 million miles of driving data.
also on TSMC, Intel, #hardware, #technology
OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom
OpenAI unveiled its first custom inference chip, Jalapeño, designed with Broadcom and assisted by OpenAI's own models, claiming better performance-per-watt.
also on TSMC, #competition, #hardware
Nvidia Has a Plan to Put Its Chips in Personal Computers
Nvidia aims to bring AI agents to PCs, competing with Intel and Apple by putting its chips in laptops and desktops.
also on Intel, #competition, #hardware