Post-transformer architecture will be even more specialized than GPUs

Post-transformer architecture will be even more specialized than GPUs | I would expect an architecture that's even more specialized than GPUs and yet even more useful.

I would expect an architecture that's even more specialized than GPUs and yet even more useful.

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  "context": "if there is is going to be an architectural disruptor for Nvidia, it's going to be the same sort of disruptive innovation that that Nvidia pulled on Intel, which is it's going to have to be I I would expect an architecture that's even more specialized than GPUs and yet even more useful.",
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