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AlexNet recognized as universal approximator, reshaped NVIDIA's stack
AlexNet recognized as universal approximator, reshaped NVIDIA's stack
Jensen recognized AlexNet as a universal function approximator, leading him to reimagine the entire computing stack for deep learning and AI.
- Interview
- Jensen Huang at Y Combinator
- Speaker
- Jensen Huang
- Source timestamp
- 10:33
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