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Today’s show:

Lightmatter CEO Nick Harris joins Jason to discuss how his startup is revolutionizing the future of computing with photonic chips (1:48), the challenges of building the next-generation AI hardware (18:35), and more!

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Time stamps:

(00:00) Lightmatter CEO Nick Harris joins Jason

(1:48) Photonic computing and the optic engines involved

(5:08) Lightmatter’s background and customer base

(9:24) The impact of this technology

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(13:12) Catching up to demand and the endgame for process tech in semiconductors

(15:37) Using AI tools to build AI chips and the potential of data centers in space

(18:35) Fixing issues associated with advanced chips and supercomputers

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(23:30) Where we are on the path to AGI

(26:17) Nick’s background in quantum computing

(29:15) The LK-99 superconductor

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(34:58) Scientists gaining recognition and the app diversion

(40:17) LinkSquares CEO Vishal Sunak on going from $1M to $10M in ARR in 2 years

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