Limitless Podcast This Week in AI: NVIDIA Wins CES With Rubin and Alpamayo, ChatGPT Health, Anthropic Raise
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Jan 9, 2026 Prepare for a tech whirlwind! NVIDIA steals the spotlight at CES 2026 with its groundbreaking Alpamayo AI for autonomous driving, possibly rivaling Tesla. The Rubin chip impresses with immense performance gains, reshaping AI training efficiencies. New insights into OpenAI's ChatGPT Health reveal its potential to revolutionize personalized medical guidance, despite privacy concerns. Meanwhile, Anthropic's staggering funding raises eyebrows as the competition heats up in AI advancement. All this and more in a captivating exploration of the future of technology!
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NVIDIA's Retrofit Self-Driving Play
- NVIDIA's Alpamayo is an end-to-end vision-language-action model designed to be retrofitted into existing cars like Mercedes.
- It aims to be the software 'pick-and-shovel' for autonomy rather than a car manufacturer, challenging Tesla's vertically integrated moat.
Vera Rubin's Generational GPU Leap
- The Vera Rubin platform delivers a massive generational jump: ~5x speed and ~10x energy efficiency per generation.
- This multiplies compute-per-watt and could reshape who can train leading models because energy, not dollars, is the main constraint.
Rewrite The Whole Stack To Win
- NVIDIA rebuilt all six components of their compute stack (CPU, GPU, interconnects, software, cooling, and switches) to achieve Rubin performance.
- The Rubin pod packs extreme bandwidth and density that only hyperscalers and big labs can realistically deploy.