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Jim Keller: Moore's Law, Microprocessors, and First Principles | Lex Fridman Podcast #70

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Jim Keller, a legendary microprocessor engineer with experience at AMD, Apple, Tesla, and Intel, joins Lex Fridman to explore the intersection of computer architecture, human cognition, and first principles thinking. The conversation begins by comparing the human brain to modern computers; while bot …

Jim Keller: Abstraction Layers from the Atom to the Data Center | AI Podcast Clips

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Jim Keller outlines the fundamental architecture of modern computing, describing a complex hierarchy of abstraction layers ranging from atomic materials like silicon and metal up to massive data centers. At the hardware level, atoms are assembled into transistors, which form logic gates and function …