Always Be Curious #221: ASIC versus GPU, mind-controlled bionics, and Rubik's Cube turns 50

This week in ABC: start-up Etched takes on NVIDIA, a bionic leg that can be controlled with thought, and one of the world's favorite puzzle turns 50

This week, startup Etched claimed that its new AI chip is 20 times faster than NVIDIA’s H100 GPUs, while also being considerably cheaper. 🔥 I hear you thinking: wait, aren’t GPUs the name of the game in AI? Wut!? Let’s dive in. 👇🤿

🔎 To understand the claim, it's crucial to grasp the concept of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and how …