Tech Unheard Farnam Jahanian: On Education With and For AI [LIVE]
Sep 18, 2025
Farnam Jahanian, the President of Carnegie Mellon University and an expert in AI and computer science, engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Rene Haas, CEO of Arm. They touch on leadership lessons rooted in curiosity and experimentation, as well as the rapid evolution of AI technology. Farnam emphasizes the need for universities to prepare students for AI across various disciplines, while discussing how AI can accelerate scientific discovery. The pair also explore the balance of innovation with quality and the changing landscape of engineering roles.
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Curiosity Fuels Career Trajectories
- Rene Haas recounts starting at TI and experimenting across fabs, design, product engineering, and customers which shaped his career.
- He emphasizes curiosity as the enduring quality that drives learning and career growth.
From Startups To NVIDIA To ARM
- Rene Haas tells how startups, dot-com cycles, and a recruiter call led him to NVIDIA and later ARM.
- He credits those detours for teaching agility and creating long-term industry connections.
Compute Met Software To Trigger AI Now
- The recent AI surge combined algorithmic advances with suitable compute (GPUs) to unlock deep learning breakthroughs.
- Tools and prior research converged to turn decades of work into practical, fast-moving results.
