113. Optimizing Existing Hardware with Smart Software is the Only Way to Survive the AI Boom

Episode notes

Learn more about AI Infrastructure Field Day 5 here . Think you can just buy more GPUs to solve your AI infrastructure problems? Think again. In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast, recorded live on-site at AI Infrastructure Field Day 5, host Alastair Cooke sits down with industry experts Ray Lucchesi, Frederic Van Haren, and Brandon Whichard to discuss why the endless race for new hardware is hitting a wall. With supply chain shortages and massive power demands making upgrades difficult, companies must shift their focus toward optimizing the technology they already own. The panel explores how clever software tools, smaller foundation models, and efficient token management can squeeze maximum performance out of existing data centers. The panel explores the real secret to scaling AI lies in smart software practices rather than just buying more chips.

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