Always Be Curious #239: Pat is out, distributed AI models, and Japan's chip ambitions

This week in ABC: Intel's shocking announcement, large-scale model training can be achieved through a distributed approach, and Japan wants to reclaim its 80s chip throne.

This week, Intel’s out-of-the-blue announcement of Pat Gelsinger’s retirement sent shockwaves through the chip industry. 😱 The ambitious CEO and long-time Intel veteran technologist was in his third year, executing on a highly ambitious five-nodes-in-four-years plan. Along the way, there were obvious setbacks, there was serious rough ridin’, but there …