Members of Technical Staff 🚨 Emergency Pod 🚨 Extropic Hardware Launch, with Gill Verdon
Oct 30, 2025
Guillaume Verdon, founder and CEO of Extropic, discusses the launch of their revolutionary thermodynamic computing hardware. He shares insights on the XTR0 device and prototype X0 chips, aiming to overhaul silicon technology. The conversation dives into energy-efficient strategies using TSUs with GPUs, highlighting a potential 10,000x energy improvement. Verdon also encourages the open-source community to experiment with room-temperature chips, promising exciting developments in thermodynamic computing.
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Former 450 lb Bench And Current Training Focus
- Guillaume Verdon shared his lifting history and peak bench of 450 pounds from his mid-20s.
- He said he now trains differently, favoring incline dumbbells and lower-risk lifts while aiming to rebuild leg strength.
Heavy Brass Device As A 'Dual-Use' Dumbbell
- Guillaume joked about the device being heavy and dual-use, imagining curling two brass units as dumbbells.
- He framed the hardware's heft as an intentional feature versus the usual trend for lighter gadgets.
Reinventing The Hardware Layer
- Extropic is reinventing the hardware layer with thermodynamic computing primitives to create new value beyond silicon.
- Guillaume expects this bottom-up change to reshape many industries and increase demand in places like San Francisco.