#gpu-acceleration
24 episodes
#1224: Cracking the CUDA Code: NVIDIA’s Software Dominance
Discover why NVIDIA’s CUDA is the oxygen of the AI industry and how tools like OpenAI’s Triton are finally challenging its 20-year software moat.
#1109: The T-FLOP Trap: Measuring the Power of Modern AI
Are teraflops the "horsepower" of AI, or just a marketing gimmick? Explore why raw compute speed isn't the whole story in the race for AI power.
#1081: The K-V Cache: Solving AI’s Invisible Memory Tax
Why does your AI get slower as you chat? Discover the K-V cache, the invisible bottleneck of generative AI, and how we're fixing it in 2026.
#1021: Python: The Accidental King of Artificial Intelligence
Why did a 1980s hobby project become the backbone of AI? Explore the history of Python and the chaos of modern dependency management.
#675: The Intelligence Factory: How AI is Rebuilding the Cloud
From liquid cooling to nuclear power, Herman and Corn explore how AI is transforming data centers into high-density "intelligence factories."
#663: Workstation vs. Consumer: The Real Cost of Power
Is a high-end desktop enough, or do you need a workstation? Herman and Corn break down the "three pillars" of professional hardware.
#633: Memory Wars: The Future of Local Agentic AI
Can your PC handle the next wave of AI agents? Herman and Corn dive into VRAM, quantization, and the future of running LLMs locally.
#484: The Silicon Sharing Economy: Inside Serverless GPUs
How do small teams run massive AI models without $50,000 chips? Corn and Herman dive into the hidden plumbing of serverless GPU providers.
#170: The Heavy Metal of Machine Learning: Inside PyTorch
Discover why PyTorch is the "oxygen" of AI. Herman and Corn explore its history, the magic of Autograd, and the move to the PyTorch Foundation.
#162: Beyond the Desktop: Defining the 2026 Workstation
Is your PC a workstation or just a fast desktop? Herman and Corn break down the hardware that defines professional computing in 2026.
#110: Building the Ultimate Local AI Inference Server
Learn how to build a high-performance local AI server for agentic coding, from dual-GPU PC builds to the power of Mac's unified memory.
#84: The Silicon Arms Race: Why GPUs are the New Oil
Are high-end microchips the new enriched uranium? Herman and Corn dive into the high-stakes world of GPU export bans and global AI supremacy.
#82: Why GPUs Are the Kings of the AI Revolution
From video game dragons to digital brains: Herman and Corn explain why your graphics card is the secret engine behind the AI boom.
#56: Building an AI Model from Scratch: The Hidden Costs
Building an AI model from scratch? It's a brutal reality of trillions of tokens and millions in GPUs. Discover the hidden costs of modern AI.
#55: Running Video AI at Home: The Real Technical Challenge
Video AI: Hype vs. Reality. Can your GPU handle it? We dive into the technical challenges of running video AI at home.
#34: Red Team vs. Green: Local AI Hardware Wars
NVIDIA's CUDA rules AI, leaving AMD users battling a "green wall." Explore the hardware wars and thorny paths forward.
#31: ComfyUI: Power, Polish, & The AI Creator's Frontier
ComfyUI: Unlocking AI's true power, but is your rig ready? Dive into the future of digital artistry.
#27: AMD AI: Taming Environments with Conda & Docker
Tired of AI environment headaches on AMD? We demystify Conda, Docker, and host environments to unlock your GPU's full potential.
#25: GPU Brains: CUDA, ROCm, & The AI Software Stack
Unraveling how GPUs power AI. We dive into CUDA, ROCm, and the software stack that makes it all think.
#18: Beyond the GPU: Unpacking AI's Chip Revolution
Beyond the GPU: we're unpacking AI's chip revolution. Discover the crucial, often overlooked world of AI's fundamental building blocks.
#17: Cloud Render Superpowers: Local Edit, Remote Muscle
Unleash cloud superpowers! Edit locally, render remotely with AI-accelerated GPUs like NVIDIA A100s.
#12: The AI Breakthrough: Transformers & The Perfect Storm
AI's everywhere. How did chatbots, art, and video all emerge so suddenly? The secret lies in Transformers and a perfect storm.
#6: How To Fine Tune Whisper
Build your own AI transcription tool! We'll walk you through fine-tuning Whisper, from data to notebook.
#2: Local STT For AMD GPU Owners
AMD GPU? No problem! Dive into local AI adventures like on-device speech to text.