Why Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman Built The World's Largest Computer Chip
Odd Lots
Bloomberg
4.5 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Size is the name of the game for the AI chipmaker Cerebras: Their chips are truly massive, about the size of a dinner plate. According to Andrew Feldman, CEO and founder of Cerebras, that is about 58 times larger than the average chip. That sheer size enables blazing fast inference for AI queries. Feldman joins us on the week of his company's IPO to talk about his core product and how it fits into the AI boom. We discuss the history of the GPU, competition between open-and closed-source models, the company's relationship with with TSMC, and more.
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