My conversation with
@dylan522p on everything you ever wanted to know about the incredible buildout happening in AI infrastructure
This is a whirlwind tour through the companies, deals, models, chips, power sources, partnerships, and people powering AI
Dylan is some sort of genius. I wish a version of him existed for every subject. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:39 The Infinite Money Glitch
4:42 Oracle's Bet on OpenAI
6:06 Nvidia's Strategic Investment and Deal Mechanics
9:17 Why Bigger Models Aren't Always Better
15:07 The Adoption Curve Problem
19:01 The Tokenomics of AI
23:59 Over-Parameterization and Model Learning
28:10 Building Environments for AI Training
32:16 AI in Everyday Life
34:46 The Future of Reasoning and Compute Scaling
44:34 The Spectrum of AI Optimism
46:29 Timeline to AGI
49:25 Talent Wars
58:37 Power Dynamics in the AI Ecosystem
1:18:42 AI for Material Science and Hard Tech
1:22:21 Building Infrastructure
1:29:55 US vs China: Who Really Needs AI to Win?
1:37:42 Favorite AI Bears
1:48:08 Speed Round: Company Impressions
1:55:11 The Death of Traditional SaaS Business Models
2:00:24 The Kindest Thing