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How Diamond Cooling Could Power the Future of AI, with Akash Systems
At this moment of inflection in technology, co-hosts Elad Gil and Sarah Guo talk to the world's leading AI engineers, researchers and founders about the biggest questions: How far away is AGI? What markets are at risk for disruption? How will commerce, culture, and society change? What’s happening in state-of-the-art in research? “No Priors” is your guide to the AI revolution. Email feedback to show@no-priors.com.
Sarah Guo is a startup investor and the founder of Conviction, an investment firm purpose-built to serve intelligent software, or "Software 3.0" companies. She spent nearly a decade incubating and investing at venture firm Greylock Partners.
Elad Gil is a serial entrepreneur and a startup investor. He was co-founder of Color Health, Mixer Labs (which was acquired by Twitter). He has invested in over 40 companies now worth $1B or more each, and is also author of the High Growth Handbook.
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In this episode of No Priors, Sarah sits down with Felix Ejeckam and Ty Mitchell, founders of Akash Systems, a company pioneering diamond-based cooling technology for semiconductors used in space applications and large-scale AI data centers. Felix and Ty discuss how their backgrounds in materials science led them to tackle one of the most pressing challenges in tech today: thermal efficiency and heat management at scale. They explore how Akash is overcoming the limitations of traditional semiconductors and how their innovations could significantly boost AI performance. Felix and Ty also talk about their collaboration with India’s sovereign cloud provider, the importance of strengthening U.S. manufacturing in the AI chip market, and the role Akash Systems could play in advancing satellite technologies.
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Show Notes:
Introduction
What is Akash Systems?
Felix’s personal path to building Akash Systems
Ty’s approach to acquiring customers
Challenges of operating in space
Live demo on diamond’s conductivity
Heat issues in data centers
Heat as a fundamental limit to technological progress
Akash’s role in the semiconductor market
Growing diamonds
Collaborating with India’s sovereign cloud provider
Importance of American manufacturing for AI chips and outlook on current data capacity
The Chips Act
Future of national security lies in satellite and radar tech
Critical issues in the U.S. AI supply chain
Deep learning’s role in material science discovery
The future: AI expanding our possibilities
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