SDS 575: Optimizing Computer Hardware with Deep Learning

Published: May 17, 2022, 11 a.m.

b'In this episode, the Director of Architecture at NVIDIA, Dr. Magnus Ekman, joins Jon Krohn to discuss how machine learning, including deep learning, can optimize computer hardware design. The pair also review his exceptional book \'Learning Deep Learning.\'\\n\\nIn this episode you will learn:\\n\\u2022 What hardware architects do [10:15]\\n\\u2022 How ML can optimize hardware speed [ 13:19]\\n\\u2022 Magnus\\u2019s Deep Learning Book [21:14]\\n\\u2022 Is understanding how ML models work important? [36:16]\\n\\u2022 Algorithms inspired by biological evolution [41:25]\\n\\u2022 How artificial general intelligence won\\u2019t be obtained by increasing model parameters alone [51:24]\\n\\u2022 Why there will always be a place for CNNs and RNNs [54:51]\\n\\u2022 How people can "transition" realistically into ML [1:09:15]\\n\\nAdditional materials: www.superdatascience.com/575'