The Mind Behind NVIDIA’s AI Revolution
Bryan Catanzaro
VP of Applied Deep Learning Research, NVIDIA
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Bryan Catanzaro was instrumental in the adoption of GPUs for powering machine learning, which has effectively turned NVIDIA from a graphics processing hardware company into a $4T AI powerhouse. Bryan joins Robb and Josh to talk about his journey in AI and how the unique power structure at NVIDIA enables the company to continually meet the moment in surprising ways. They also discuss the impact of Bryan’s plea for help in categorizing data for emerging language models at a 2019 keynote he delivered to librarians at Stanford. Perhaps most importantly, Bryan shares thoughts on how hair was the first technology.
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About the guest
Bryan Catanzaro is vice president of Applied Deep Learning Research at NVIDIA, where he leads a team finding new ways to use AI to improve projects ranging from language understanding to computer graphics and chip design. His research led to the creation of CUDNN and he also helped lead the team that invented DLSS 2.0. Prior to NVIDIA, he worked on next-generation systems for training and deploying end-to-end, deep learning-based speech recognition at Baidu. Bryan received his PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley.
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