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AI giveth and AI taketh CPU

May 08, 2026 00:32:11 5.42 MB ( 25.47 MB less) Downloads: 0

Recorded on the floor of HumanX, Ryan is joined by AMD CTO Mark Papermaster to discuss AMD’s silicon strategy for AI borne of their long history of heterogeneous CPU/GPU computing, how chipmakers are dealing the wide range of AI workloads from training to inference, and the paradox of agents both eating up all the compute and helping AMD accelerate chip innovation. 

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Want to learn more about the topics Mark and Ryan discussed in this episode? Check out the AMD Advanced Insights podcast, a monthly show hosted by Mark.

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