[24] Jim Keller Interview 2: AI Hardware on PCIe Cards

Written version: https://morethanmoore.substack.com/p/interview-with-jim-keller-tenstorrent?utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=auto_share Updated Audio! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOiXomG9FhE&feature=youtu.be Well, it's official. I finally got to meet the guy in person. Jim now leads an startup called Tenstorrent, designing ML hardware and software, with a lot of clever people in the team. In this interview, we discuss RISC-V, Chiplets, IP, Expertise, and if they'll sell PCIe cards. [00:00] Spicy talk [00:33] Q1: Moving from CTO to CEO [01:48] Q2: Tenstorrent and Software [05:30] Q3: Incoming Hiring Mentality [07:29] Q4: Why have cores, why RISC-V? [09:28] Q5: Chiplets? [11:37] Q6: Is Tenstorrent an AI company or an IP company? [14:56] Q7: Differentiation and Expertise [16:48] Q8: Use Tenstorrent To Make Tenstorrent [19:50] Q9: AI on EDA: Unintelligible Outputs [21:25] Q10: Auditable Hardware [22:47] Q11: New Clean Sheet Designs [24:25] Q12: Comfortable! [24:58] Q13: One Core = One Chip = One System [27:00] LOLs [29:00] Q14: Customer System Sizes [30:30] Q15: Selling PCIe Cards? Yes! [33:17] Q16: Customer Announcements? Big Ball of Mud Paper: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/2938621_Big_Ball_of_Mud Even though Tenstorrent is a client of my analyst business, this interview was not sponsored content. ----------------------- Need POTATO merch? There's a chip for that! http://merch.techtechpotato.com http://more-moore.com : Sign up to the More Than Moore Newsletter https://www.patreon.com/TechTechPotato : Patreon gets you access to the TTP Discord server! Follow Ian on Twitter at http://twitter.com/IanCutress Follow TechTechPotato on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TechTechPotato If you're in the market for something from Amazon, please use the following links. TTP may receive a commission if you purchase anything through these links. Amazon USA : https://geni.us/AmazonUS-TTP Amazon UK : https://geni.us/AmazonUK-TTP Amazon CAN : https://geni.us/AmazonCAN-TTP Amazon GER : https://geni.us/AmazonDE-TTP Amazon Other : https://geni.us/TTPAmazonOther Ending music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N0tmgau5E4 ----------------------- Welcome to the TechTechPotato (c) Dr. Ian Cutress Ramblings about things related to Technology from an analyst for More Than Moore #techtechpotato #jimkeller #tenstorrent ------------ More Than Moore, as with other research and analyst firms, provides or has provided paid research, analysis, advising, or consulting to many high-tech companies in the industry, which may include advertising on TTP. The companies that fall under this banner include AMD, Armari, Facebook, IBM, Infineon, Intel, Lattice Semi, Linode, MediaTek, NordPass, ProteanTecs, Qualcomm, SiFive, Tenstorrent.