TPU? GPU? What's the difference between these two chips used for AI?
Graphics processing units (GPUs) have become the most important commodity in the AI boom — and have made Nvidia a multi-trillion dollar company. But the tensor processing unit (TPU) could present itself as competition for the GPU.
TPUs are developed by Google specifically for AI workloads. And so far, Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta have reportedly made deals for Google’s TPUs.
Christopher Miller, historian at Tufts University and author of "Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology," explains what this could mean.
China Decode: Why China’s Baby Bust Meets a Condom Tax
In this episode of China Decode, Alice Han and James Kynge break down a quieter but consequential shift in Washington’s China strategy. They unpack Trump’s new national security playbook, why Beijing is suddenly sounding upbeat, and whether this signals a real reset or just a tactical pause in U.S.-China tensions. They also dig into China’s baby bust — and the backlash to a new tax on condoms — as policymakers search for answers to falling birth rates. Plus, Alice sits down with Chip War author Chris Miller to discuss Trump’s surprise reversal on AI chip exports to China, what it means for NVIDIA, and why semiconductors are now at the center of global power politics.
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H20s to China + 15% with Chris Miller and Lennart Heim
We’re sharing an episode from ChinaTalk that dives into one of the biggest recent reversals in U.S. tech policy.
The U.S. banned Nvidia’s H20 AI chips to China in April. Now, just months later, they’re being sold—with a 15% export fee. What happened? Why the reversal? And what does it mean for the future of AI competition between the U.S. and China?
Chris Miller—author of Chip War—and Lennart Heim from RAND join ChinaTalk host Jordan Schneider to unpack the policy flip-flop, why China is publicly downplaying interest in the H20, and why high-bandwidth memory and semiconductor manufacturing tools may be even more important than the Nvidia chips themselves.
Resources:
Listen to more from ChinaTalk: https://link.chtbl.com/chinatalk
Check out the Horizon Fellowship to work in DC on emerging tech policy issues like AI chip export controls: https://horizonpublicservice.org/applications-open-for-2026-horizon-fellowship-cohort/
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Feed Drop: MIT CSAIL Alliances Podcast
Today’s episode is a bonus drop from our friends over at the MIT CSAIL Alliances podcast. We'll be back on September 16 with new episodes of Me, Myself, and AI.
Chris Miller is professor of international history at Tufts University. He joins the MIT CSAIL Alliances podcast to share insights from his recent book, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology.
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Andrew Homan & Chris Miller - Redefining Semiconductor Progress - [Invest Like the Best, EP.396]
My guests today are Andrew Homan and Chris Miller. Andrew has spent two decades at Maverick Capital and is a managing partner at Maverick Silicon, where he leads the firm’s technology investments. Chris is a professor at Tufts and the author of the New York Times best-selling book “Chip War,” which details the geopolitical battle to control the semiconductor industry. Together we get into a comprehensive discussion on the semiconductor ecosystem and the silicon backbone of our digital age. Andrew and Chris share insights on how venture capital is navigating this complex industry and what it means for the future of computing. We discuss the AI-driven revolution in chip demand, the geopolitics of semi-manufacturing, and the next wave of innovation beyond NVIDIA. Please enjoy my conversation with Andrew Homan and Chris Miller.
For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here.
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Show Notes:
(00:00:00) Welcome to Invest Like the Best
(00:06:28) Intel's Historical Success and Current Challenges
(00:08:22) The Paradigm Shift in Technology
(00:11:44) AI and the Future of Semiconductors
(00:19:02) Political and Economic Considerations in Chip Manufacturing
(00:29:28) Investment Perspectives and Market Dynamics
(00:45:46) The Mobile Paradigm Shift: Apple vs. AT&T
(00:46:49) Corporate Strategies in the AI Transition
(00:48:02) NVIDIA's Dominance and Potential Vulnerabilities
(00:51:27) The Future of Edge AI
(00:57:02) Powering the Data Centers of Tomorrow
(00:59:42) The Semiconductor Startup Ecosystem
(01:05:08) The Role of Government and Global Dynamics
(01:07:28) Investment Strategies and Market Dynamics
(01:10:57) The Future of the Semiconductor Industry
(01:25:52) The Kindest Thing Anyone Has Ever Done For Chris And Andrew
Michael Levin - Why Intelligence Isn't Limited To Brains.
Professor Michael Levin explores the revolutionary concept of diverse intelligence, demonstrating how cognitive capabilities extend far beyond traditional brain-based intelligence. Drawing from his groundbreaking research, he explains how even simple biological systems like gene regulatory networks exhibit learning, memory, and problem-solving abilities. Levin introduces key concepts like "cognitive light cones" - the scope of goals a system can pursue - and shows how these ideas are transforming our approach to cancer treatment and biological engineering. His insights challenge conventional views of intelligence and agency, with profound implications for both medicine and artificial intelligence development. This deep discussion reveals how understanding intelligence as a spectrum, from molecular networks to human minds, could be crucial for humanity's future technological development. Contains technical discussion of biological systems, cybernetics, and theoretical frameworks for understanding emergent cognition.
Prof. Michael Levin
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TOC
1. Intelligence Fundamentals and Evolution
[00:00:00] 1.1 Future Evolution of Human Intelligence and Consciousness
[00:03:00] 1.2 Science Fiction's Role in Exploring Intelligence Possibilities
[00:08:15] 1.3 Essential Characteristics of Human-Level Intelligence and Relationships
[00:14:20] 1.4 Biological Systems Architecture and Intelligence
2. Biological Computing and Cognition
[00:24:00] 2.1 Agency and Intelligence in Biological Systems
[00:30:30] 2.2 Learning Capabilities in Gene Regulatory Networks
[00:35:37] 2.3 Biological Control Systems and Competency Architecture
[00:39:58] 2.4 Scientific Metaphors and Polycomputing Paradigm
3. Systems and Collective Intelligence
[00:43:26] 3.1 Embodiment and Problem-Solving Spaces
[00:44:50] 3.2 Perception-Action Loops and Biological Intelligence
[00:46:55] 3.3 Intelligence, Wisdom and Collective Systems
[00:53:07] 3.4 Cancer and Cognitive Light Cones
[00:57:09] 3.5 Emergent Intelligence and AI Agency
Shownotes:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i2vl1vs009thg54lxx5wc/LEVIN.pdf?rlkey=dtk8okhbsejryiu2vrht19qp6&st=uzi0vo45&dl=0
REFS:
[0:05:30] A Fire Upon the Deep - Vernor Vinge sci-fi novel on AI and consciousness
[0:05:35] Maria Chudnovsky - MacArthur Fellow, Princeton mathematician, graph theory expert
[0:14:20] Bow-tie architecture in biological systems - Network structure research by Csete & Doyle
[0:15:40] Richard Watson - Southampton Professor, evolution and learning systems expert
[0:17:00] Levin paper on human issues in AI and evolution
[0:19:00] Bow-tie architecture in Darwin's agential materialism - Levin
[0:22:55] Philip Goff - Work on panpsychism and consciousness in Galileo's Error
[0:23:30] Strange Loop - Hofstadter's work on self-reference and consciousness
[0:25:00] The Hard Problem of Consciousness - Van Gulick
[0:26:15] Daniel Dennett - Theories on consciousness and intentional systems
[0:29:35] Principle of Least Action - Light path selection in physics
[0:29:50] Free Energy Principle - Friston's unified behavioral framework
[0:30:35] Gene regulatory networks - Learning capabilities in biological systems
[0:36:55] Minimal networks with learning capacity - Levin
[0:38:50] Multi-scale competency in biological systems - Levin
[0:41:40] Polycomputing paradigm - Biological computation by Bongard & Levin
[0:45:40] Collective intelligence in biology - Levin et al.
[0:46:55] Niche construction and stigmergy - Torday
[0:53:50] Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease - Transmissible cancer research
[0:55:05] Cognitive light cone - Computational boundaries of self - Levin
[0:58:05] Cognitive properties in sorting algorithms - Zhang, Goldstein & Levin
Convergent Evolution: The Co-Revolution of AI & Biology with Professor Michael Levin & Staff Scientist Leo Pio Lopez
Nathan hosts Professor Michael Levin and Staff Scientist Dr. Leo Pio Lopez from Tufts University in this episode of The Cognitive Revolution. They discuss their groundbreaking paper that combines biological datasets into a unified network model of disease using advanced embedding techniques. The conversation covers the technical details of their work, including a predicted link between GABA and melanoma, and explores broader topics in AI for biology. From multi-scale intelligence in biological systems to the future of human enhancement and digital life, this thought-provoking episode reminds us of the rapidly approaching future and the work needed to prepare for it.
Links to the papers discussed in the episode:
1) Universal Multilayer Network Embedding Reveals a Causal Link Between GABA Neurotransmitter and Cancer
2) https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06037-4.pdf
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CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) Teaser
(00:00:52) About the Show
(00:01:15) About the Episode
(00:04:45) Intro
(00:06:32) Multi-Layer Networks
(00:10:41) Network Embedding (Part 1)
(00:16:50) Sponsors: Notion
(00:18:30) Network Embedding (Part 2)
(00:18:30) GABA and Cancer
(00:24:08) AI for Biology
(00:29:59) Emergent Cognition (Part 1)
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(00:35:18) Emergent Cognition (Part 2)
(00:36:42) Data Limitations
(00:42:48) Modeling Wellness
(00:52:16) Multi-Scale Intelligence
(01:02:54) Digital Life
(01:07:11) Diverse Intelligence
(01:13:02) Outro
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Dr. Michael Levin on Embodied Minds and Cognitive Agents
In this episode, Dr Michael Levin, Distinguished Professor of Biology at Tufts University, joins Nathan to discuss embodied minds, his research into limb regeneration and collective intelligence, cognitive light cones, and much more. Michael and the Levin Lab work at the intersection of biology, artificial life, bioengineering, synthetic morphology, and cognitive science.
LINKS:
The Levin Lab and Dr. Michael Levin’s research: https://drmichaellevin.org/resources/
Dr Michael Levin’s blog: https://thoughtforms.life/about/
Tufts University Faculty Profile: https://as.tufts.edu/biology/people/faculty/michael-levin
Michael Levin @ Wyss Institute: https://wyss.harvard.edu/team/associate-faculty/michael-levin-ph-d/
Dr. Levin’s Research on Limb Regeneration: https://news.uchicago.edu/how-bioelectricity-could-regrow-limbs-and-organs
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Preview
(01:07) Intro and summary
(05:40) Xenobots, anthrobots and the other creatures created by Mike Levin
(09:39) Bioelectric memory rewriting
(15:01) Sponsor | BraveSearch API
(16:09) The difficulty of conducting simulations, which involve running forward passes to predict and alter electrical patterns
(20:30) The concept of backpropagation and mode switching in AI models
(23:06) Why humans do not regenerate their limbs
(37:10) Sponsor | Netsuite
(39:40) Learning from small and biological systems onto the concept of possible emergence
(45:16) The criticality of multiple scale questions and would a single scale?
(55:49) The concept of the cognitive light cone
(59:43) Advice on habits of mind and suggestions for inspiration on the AI side
(1:13:36) Mike's suggested directions for the AI developers
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Relentless curiosity, radical accountability, and HubSpot’s winning growth formula | Christopher Miller (VP of Product, Growth and AI)
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Christopher Miller serves as the VP of Product for Growth and AI at HubSpot. Having spent the past seven years at HubSpot, Chris has been at the center of one of the biggest B2B growth stories in history—leading HubSpot’s early growth strategy, their shift to PLG, and now their investment in AI. Beyond his role at HubSpot, he lends his expertise to founders advising them on PLG and their growth strategy broadly. In today’s podcast, we discuss:
• The principles of winning teams, careers, and companies
• What customer obsession looks like in practice
• How sneaking into a party led to a career opportunity
• Advice for breaking into product management
• How to find mentors
• The top four skills for growth roles
• Lessons from building HubSpot’s famous PLG motion
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Find the full transcript at: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/relentless-curiosity-radical-accountability-and-hubspots-winning-growth-formula-christopher-mil/#transcript
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Where to find Chris Miller:
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherwilliammiller/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/millsyjoeyoung/
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In this episode, we cover:
(00:00) Chris’s background
(04:15) Chris’s role at HubSpot leading Growth and AI teams
(09:17) The story of how Chris crashed a party and pitched his idea around pricing and packaging
(12:25) Relentless curiosity and other important traits to have as a PM
(16:52) How Chris broke into product management and advice for others wanting to do the same
(22:12) Helpful tips for learning the craft of product management
(26:30) Why you should talk to customers, former customers, and potential customers
(29:34) Mentors vs. sponsors, and advice for finding people who will help you grow
(34:02) What makes HubSpot unique
(36:07) Customer obsession in action
(40:23) How staying in the mid-market space has benefited HubSpot
(42:10) HubSpot’s culture code
(45:10) Fun rituals at HubSpot
(47:36) Key elements that contributed to HubSpot’s early growth
(55:00) Fallacies of product-led companies and how HubSpot embraced PLG
(1:00:48) Advice for companies wanting to become more product-led
(1:04:35) Common mistakes to avoid when trying to start a PLG motion
(1:07:53) How HubSpot structures growth loops
(1:10:50) The importance of aggressive experimentation within new channels
(1:16:11) How Covid accelerated growth at HubSpot
(1:17:59) Lightning round
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Referenced:
• Kyle Poyar on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-poyar/
• Mariah Muscato on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahmuscato/
• Ken Norton on Lenny’s Podcast: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/how-to-unlock-your-product-leadership-skills-ken-norton-ex-google/
• Fareed Mosavat on Lenny’s Podcast: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/videos/how-to-build-trust-and-grow-as-a-product-leader-fareed-mosavat-reforge-slack-instacart-pixar/
• Jules Walter on Lenny’s Podcast: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/leveraging-mentors-to-uplevel-your-career-jules-walter-youtube-slack/
• The Culture Code at HubSpot: https://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/34234/the-hubspot-culture-code-creating-a-company-we-love.aspx
• Brian Balfour on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bbalfour/
• Dharmesh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dharmesh
• ChatSpot: https://chatspot.ai/
• Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are: https://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Lies-Internet-About-Really/dp/0062390856
• Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall in Love with the Process of Becoming Great: https://www.amazon.com/Chop-Wood-Carry-Water-Becoming/dp/153698440X
• The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership: https://www.amazon.com/Score-Takes-Care-Itself-Philosophy/dp/1591843472/
• I’m a Virgo on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Im-A-Virgo-Season-1/dp/B0B8PXXV2M
• Barry on HBO: https://www.hbo.com/barry
• Succession on HBO: https://www.hbo.com/succession
• Building a great product management organization: https://stripe.com/it-es/guides/atlas/building-a-great-pm-org
• Garmin watch: https://www.amazon.com/Garmin-010-02174-01-Vivoactive-Smartwatch-Refurbished/dp/B0BPCNKBW1
• Fernet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernet
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Prof. Daniel Dennett - Could AI Counterfeit People Destroy Civilization? (SPECIAL EDITION)
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In this fascinating interview, Dr. Tim Scarfe speaks with renowned philosopher Daniel Dennett about the potential dangers of AI and the concept of "Counterfeit People." Dennett raises concerns about AI being used to create artificial colleagues, and argues that preventing counterfeit AI individuals is crucial for societal trust and security.
They delve into Dennett's "Two Black Boxes" thought experiment, the Chinese Room Argument by John Searle, and discuss the implications of AI in terms of reversibility, reontologisation, and realism. Dr. Scarfe and Dennett also examine adversarial LLMs, mental trajectories, and the emergence of consciousness and semanticity in AI systems.
Throughout the conversation, they touch upon various philosophical perspectives, including Gilbert Ryle's Ghost in the Machine, Chomsky's work, and the importance of competition in academia. Dennett concludes by highlighting the need for legal and technological barriers to protect against the dangers of counterfeit AI creations.
Join Dr. Tim Scarfe and Daniel Dennett in this thought-provoking discussion about the future of AI and the potential challenges we face in preserving our civilization. Don't miss this insightful conversation!
TOC:
00:00:00 Intro
00:09:56 Main show kick off
00:12:04 Counterfeit People
00:16:03 Reversibility
00:20:55 Reontologisation
00:24:43 Realism
00:27:48 Adversarial LLMs are out to get us
00:32:34 Exploring mental trajectories and Chomsky
00:38:53 Gilbert Ryle and Ghost in machine and competition in academia
00:44:32 2 Black boxes thought experiment / intentional stance
01:00:11 Chinese room
01:04:49 Singularitarianism
01:07:22 Emergence of consciousness and semanticity
References:
Tree of Thoughts: Deliberate Problem Solving with Large Language Models
https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.10601
The Problem With Counterfeit People (Daniel Dennett)
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/problem-counterfeit-people/674075/
The knowledge argument
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_argument
The Intentional Stance
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271180035_The_Intentional_Stance
Two Black Boxes: a Fable (Daniel Dennett)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/28762339_Two_Black_Boxes_a_Fable
The Chinese Room Argument (John Searle)
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/chinese-room/
https://web-archive.southampton.ac.uk/cogprints.org/7150/1/10.1.1.83.5248.pdf
From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds (Daniel Dennett)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bacteria-Bach-Back-Evolution-Minds/dp/014197804X
Consciousness Explained (Daniel Dennett)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Consciousness-Explained-Penguin-Science-Dennett/dp/0140128670/
The Mind's I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul (Hofstadter, Douglas R; Dennett, Daniel C.)
https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31494476184
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Hard Fork Presents: The Most Amazing – And Dangerous – Technology In the World
Today we’re bringing you an episode on chips. No, not potato chips. Kevin has been pitching an episode on the truly fascinating world of chips and semiconductors for quite a while, but our friends at the The Ezra Klein Show got to it first. This week on Hard Fork: Ezra Klein’s engrossing conversation with historian Chris Miller. It’s a must listen. Thank you to Ezra for beating us in our quest for a great chips episode.
We'll be back with our regularly scheduled tech coverage, with Kevin and Casey next week.
Additional reading:
“The Problem With Everything-Bagel Liberalism” by Ezra Klein
Book Recommendations:The World For Sale by Javier Blas and Jack Farchy; Nexus by Jonathan Reed Winkler; Prestige, Manipulation and Coercion by Joseph Torigian
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How Chips Rule the Modern World — with Chris Miller
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.
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#102 - Prof. MICHAEL LEVIN, Prof. IRINA RISH - Emergence, Intelligence, Transhumanism
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Michael Levin is a Distinguished Professor in the Biology department at Tufts University, and the holder of the Vannevar Bush endowed Chair. He is the Director of the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts and the Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology. His research focuses on understanding the biophysical mechanisms of pattern regulation and harnessing endogenous bioelectric dynamics for rational control of growth and form.
The capacity to generate a complex, behaving organism from the single cell of a fertilized egg is one of the most amazing aspects of biology. Levin' lab integrates approaches from developmental biology, computer science, and cognitive science to investigate the emergence of form and function. Using biophysical and computational modeling approaches, they seek to understand the collective intelligence of cells, as they navigate physiological, transcriptional, morphognetic, and behavioral spaces. They develop conceptual frameworks for basal cognition and diverse intelligence, including synthetic organisms and AI.
Also joining us this evening is Irina Rish. Irina is a Full Professor at the Université de Montréal's Computer Science and Operations Research department, a core member of Mila - Quebec AI Institute, as well as the holder of the Canada CIFAR AI Chair and the Canadian Excellence Research Chair in Autonomous AI. She has a PhD in AI from UC Irvine. Her research focuses on machine learning, neural data analysis, neuroscience-inspired AI, continual lifelong learning, optimization algorithms, sparse modelling, probabilistic inference, dialog generation, biologically plausible reinforcement learning, and dynamical systems approaches to brain imaging analysis.
Interviewer: Dr. Tim Scarfe
TOC:
[00:00:00] Introduction
[00:02:09] Emergence
[00:13:16] Scaling Laws
[00:23:12] Intelligence
[00:44:36] Transhumanism
Prof. Michael Levin
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https://www.drmichaellevin.org/
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Prof. Irina Rish
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https://irina-rish.com/
Inside the global battle over chip manufacturing
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 China
Japan and the Netherlands join US with tough chip controls on China
Pat Gelsinger came back to turn Intel around — here’s how it’s going
Transcript:
https://www.theverge.com/e/23342471
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This Is What the US Just Did to China on Semiconductors
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.
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#325 – Michael Levin: Biology, Life, Aliens, Evolution, Embryogenesis & Xenobots
Michael Levin is a biologist at Tufts University working on novel ways to understand and control complex pattern formation in biological systems. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Biological Robots: https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.00880
Synthetic Organisms: https://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19420889.2021.2005863
Limb Regeneration: https://science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj2164
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:40) – Embryogenesis
(14:08) – Xenobots: biological robots
(27:55) – Sense of self
(37:27) – Multi-scale competency architecture
(48:58) – Free will
(58:27) – Bioelectricity
(1:11:44) – Planaria
(1:23:33) – Building xenobots
(1:47:08) – Unconventional cognition
(2:11:39) – Origin of evolution
(2:18:42) – Synthetic organisms
(2:25:27) – Regenerative medicine
(2:29:14) – Cancer suppression
(2:33:15) – Viruses
(2:38:28) – Cognitive light cones
(2:43:03) – Advice for young people
(2:47:47) – Death
(2:57:17) – Meaning of life
Terrifying Trojans
Sometimes a fun game, a friendly email, or an innocuous link can be the most convenient place for an enemy to hide. And its prey is none the wiser—until it strikes. The trojan horse uses many layers of deception to do damage. The ingenuity of these attacks keeps an alarming pace with the technology we use every day. But as long as we stick to trusted sites and sources, we can better the odds against those who use our trusting nature against us.
Steve Weisman tells us about how trojans still keep security professionals on the defensive. Josephine Wolff details how these attacks have evolved, and keep evolving, to catch victims off guard. And Yanick Franantonio takes on the new frontier for trojan attacks.
If you want to read up on some of our research on trojans, you can check out all our bonus material over at redhat.com/commandlineheroes.
Follow along with the episode transcript.
ASML, the Obscure Powerhouse at the Cutting Edge of Chip Technology
This year has brought fresh awareness to the complexity of the semiconductor supply chain. Taiwan Semiconductor, the big manufacturer, has become a household name. But there's another giant that hardly anyone outside of the chip industry has heard of. ASML is a Dutch company that's at the cutting edge of Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography — the most advanced technology for reliably printing transistors onto a chip. If you want to produce the most advanced chips, you must buy equipment from ASML. But what do they do and how did they come to occupy this position? On this episode we speak with Chris Miller, an Assistant Professor at the Fletcher School at Tufts University, and the author of a forthcoming book about the semiconductor industry, about the company, where it came from, and the unique spot it occupies on the world stage.
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Inspiring New Machine Learning Platforms w/ Bioelectric Computation with Michael Levin - TWiML Talk #282
Today we’re joined by Michael Levin, Director of the Allen Discovery Institute at Tufts University. In our conversation, we talk about synthetic living machines, novel AI architectures and brain-body plasticity. Michael explains how our DNA doesn’t control everything and how the behavior of cells in living organisms can be modified and adapted. Using research on biological systems dynamic remodeling, Michael discusses the future of developmental biology and regenerative medicine.
