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No Priors Ep. 77 | With Foundry CEO and Founder Jared Quincy Davis

In this episode of No Priors, hosts Sarah and Elad are joined by Jared Quincy Davis, former DeepMind researcher and the Founder and CEO of Foundry, a new AI cloud computing service provider. They discuss the research problems that led him to starting Foundry, the current state of GPU cloud utilization, and Foundry's approach to improving cloud economics for AI workloads. Jared also touches on his predictions for the GPU market and the thinking behind his recent paper on designing compound AI systems. Sign up for new podcasts every week. Email feedback to show@no-priors.com Follow us on Twitter: @NoPriorsPod | @Saranormous | @EladGil | @jaredq_ Show Notes: 00:00 Introduction 02:42 Foundry background 03:57 GPU utilization for large models 07:29 Systems to run a large model 09:54 Historical value proposition of the cloud 14:45 Sharing cloud compute to increase efficiency 19:17 Foundry’s new releases 23:54 The current state of GPU capacity 29:50 GPU market dynamics 36:28 Compound systems design 40:27 Improving open-ended tasks

Sarah GuohostJared Quincy DavisguestElad Gilhost
Aug 22, 202442mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 2:42

    Introduction

  2. 2:42 – 3:57

    Foundry background

  3. 3:57 – 7:29

    GPU utilization for large models

  4. 7:29 – 9:54

    Systems to run a large model

  5. 9:54 – 14:45

    Historical value proposition of the cloud

  6. 14:45 – 19:17

    Sharing cloud compute to increase efficiency

  7. 19:17 – 23:54

    Foundry’s new releases

  8. 23:54 – 29:50

    The current state of GPU capacity

  9. 29:50 – 36:28

    GPU market dynamics

  10. 36:28 – 40:27

    Compound systems design

  11. 40:27 – 42:41

    Improving open-ended tasks

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