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Listening to Elon Musk tonight explain the engineering challenges that xAI faced when scaling up their massive GPU cluster in Memphis is him at his best. Breaking down the problems, coming up with creative solutions, using resources & products from his other companies to help solve issues, etc. Super interesting.

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Glenn1 year ago

I’m sure he had a lot of help from some VERY talented people

Sawyer Merritt1 year ago

Obviously. I'm just saying it's always really interesting to hear him talk about engineering. It's something he's very passionate about.

The Information1 year ago

Elon Musk claims to have finished a 100,000-strong H100 cluster in four months. How likely is that?

Newtonian1 year ago

Engineering and first principles are the core. And Elons ability to use technology from his other companies like Tesla is amazing. No one else can do this.

lord pretty flacko ⚔️1 year ago

my fav part

Batsirai1 year ago

Not to mention the ability to explain it in accessible terms… that’s not easy when the reality is much more complicated

Tyler Autry1 year ago

Honestly, we don’t see many people like Elon (in history I mean). He seems to be working non-stop to make this a better world.

Cole Grinde1 year ago

You can tell he is thinking about each step and figuring solutions on the fly. Elon is very calculated. Love seeing this.

MrRandom1 year ago

This is why XAI is the leader in AI. They don't take NO for an answer.

❤Kristen❤1 year ago

The man's mind seems to run at the speed of light. You can just see the wheels spinning at all times. It doesn't turn off.

Ptross_the_general 🇺🇸⭐️⭐️1 year ago

Elon is the most innovative person on the planet.

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