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A significant portion of the interview explained Ross’s credentials. As one of the architects behind Google’s TPU, he pioneered hardware that provided a full-stack alternative to Nvidia’s dominant GPUs. His insights into hardware-software interplay and inference bottlenecks stem from decades of experience.
His company, Grock, aims to address inference's bottleneck—current hardware limitations that prevent AI's full potential from being realized at scale. His technical background and strategic vision influence his outlook on the critical importance of infrastructure investment.