Natalia Vassilieva, Senior VP & Field CTO, and Andy Hock, VP of Product & Strategy, at Cerebras Systems, dive into the challenges and innovations in generative AI. They discuss the evolution of AI and the importance of specialized processors for robust performance. Key topics include strategies for optimizing neural networks using sparsity, cutting costs in model training and inference, and the balancing act between cloud and local hardware solutions. Together, they envision a future of AI that's not just powerful but also cost-effective and efficient.