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Hurdle 1: Shoddy Logic <- Freedom of Speech Hurdle 2: Tyranny of Numbers <- Irreverence Hurdle 3: Miniaturization <- Pragmatic not Dogmatic
by itishappy 5mo ago
Hurdle 1: Shoddy Logic <- Freedom of Speech
Hurdle 2: Tyranny of Numbers <- Irreverence
Hurdle 3: Miniaturization <- Pragmatic not Dogmatic
Hurdle 4: Repeatability <- Meritocracy
Hurdle 5: Scale <- Outsiders Welcome
Connections suggested without supporting info. I don't buy them. Maybe there's more info in the video, but the terrible AI intro (one of the worst I've seen) did not encourage confidence.
Watched some of the video. The connection between "freedom of speech" and "shoddy logic" is that Shockley invented the transistor despite being a raging racist. This was the best supported argument of the bunch.
It's an interesting point about that time in history, but I still don't buy the argument. Does it hold up when looking at which countries lead the world in semiconductor manufacturing today?
- johncole 5mo agoThanks, it’s a valid question. And certainly semiconductors is an international game at this point, I make that clear at the end of the talk. Once the engineering was established, we were quick to take the production abroad. But the 0-1 moments mostly happened in the United States. And could not have happened anywhere else. And even though the individual points don’t connect elegantly, I still think america is an amazing place that produces the most amazing ideas and things.