Chris Miller, an expert in AI hardware and security, discusses the race to secure AI hardware for supremacy. Topics include the evolution of chips, Nvidia's use of AI for chip design, and the geopolitical vulnerability of Taiwan in the chip industry.

A few weeks ago, President Biden was in the Netherlands, where he asked the Dutch government to restrict export from a company called ASML to China. ASML is the only company in the world that makes a specific machine needed to make the most advanced chips. Apple couldn’t make iPhone chips without this one machine from the Netherlands’ biggest company. ASML doesn’t just shape the Dutch economy—it shapes the entire world economy. How did that happen?Chris Miller, Tufts professor and author of Chip War: The Fight For The World’s Most Critical Technology walked me through a lot of this, along with some deep dives into geopolitics and the absolutely fascinating chip manufacturing process. This one has everything: foreign policy, high powered lasers, hotshot executives, monopolies, the fundamental limits of physics, and, of course, Texas. Here we go.Links:US issues sweeping restrictions on chip sales to ChinaJapan and the Netherlands join US with tough chip controls on ChinaPat Gelsinger came back to turn Intel around — here’s how it’s goingTranscript:https://www.theverge.com/e/23342471Credits:Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.It was produced by Creighton DeSimone and Jackie McDermott and it was edited by Callie Wright. The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Our Editorial Director is Brooke Minters and our Executive Director is Eleanor Donovan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Love it or hate it, AI capabilities continue to advance. As futurists imagine how this technology may one day be used, how it develops and who will be able to access AI tools will also depend on who funds AI projects and what hardware will be needed to get it to work.Lennart Heim is a researcher at the Center for the Governance of AI and the author of a fantastic AI compute syllabus primer, which I have just spent the past few weeks obsessed with. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DF31DIkwS9GONzmy1W3nuI9HRAwSKy8JcIbzKYXg-ic/edit?usp=sharingJoining as co-host is Chris Miller, author of the FT business book of the year Chip War - The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology.We discuss: How much does it cost to develop an AI system? The competition for access to specialized AI chips. Whether investing heavily in large AI models is financially viable. Chip smuggling versus cocaine smuggling. Outro music: 年度专辑 by AR刘夫阳 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifkVhOQYnO0Check out the Substack at chinatalk.media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Miller, an Associate Professor of International History at Tufts University, and the author of “Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology,” joins Scott to discuss how chips became the new oil, who the major players are, and how these tiny materials created the modern world. Plus, we learn more about China and Russia’s unique relationship. Scott opens by discussing Twitter, Q1 2023 results, and why he does not think we should pause AI developments. Algebra of Happiness: just book it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Miller, a leading expert on cloud technology, joins the discussion on the thrilling evolution of AI voice features, including OpenAI's new rollout for ChatGPT. The conversation dives into the ongoing cloud wars, with Microsoft revealing mixed financial results while navigating the complexities of AI integration. Concerns surface over California's SB 1047 AI regulations and competition heats up with Google's stealth launch of Gemini 1.5 Pro. The chat wraps up with insights on the emergence of specialized AI models tailored for healthcare and finance.

Chris Miller, industry expert in computer chips, discusses the unfolding race in chip development between the United States, Taiwan, and China. Topics include the history of semiconductors, challenges in chip manufacturing, importance of military funding, chip manufacturing and geopolitics, China's demographic and economic challenges, Bitcoin mining and energy efficiency.

Chris Miller, Author of Chip War, discusses China's economic challenges, the power of demand aggregation, Microsoft's re-launch of Bing, and Spotify's algorithmic boost for white noise podcasts.

Earlier this month, the Biden administration unveiled a new set of restrictions on exporting semiconductors and related technology to China. The actions are seen as a significant escalation of an ongoing effort to constrain China's domestic chip ambitions. But semiconductor diplomacy and limitations on their export have existed almost since the industry was born. So what are the effects of these new actions? How severe are they? And to what degree do they actually set back China's efforts to develop its own technology? On this episode, we speak to Chris Miller, a professor at the Fletcher School and the author of the new book Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology. He explains the significance of the move and puts it into historical context.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Chris Miller, former emergency room physician, shares her journey with autoimmune disease and her commitment to a plant-based diet. Topics discussed include individualizing the diet, stress management, gut health, and the importance of micronutrient-rich foods. Dr. Miller emphasizes the need to play the long game and stay patient with the healing process.

Semiconductors allow for massive, accessible, and ubiquitous computing and they are such stuff as dreams are made on. They’re pivotal components of the burgeoning artificial intelligence industry, and they now power everything from cars and appliances to missile defense systems and nuclear weaponry. Chips are so central to the consumer world, the shape of economies, and national security that they also inform geopolitical maneuvering – and the head-butting between China and the US for global dominance. Chris Miller is the author of “Chip Wars: The Fight for the World’s Most Crucial Technology,” and a historian at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.