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Jensen Huang: NVIDIA - The $4 Trillion Company & the AI Revolution | Lex Fridman Podcast #494

Apr 21, 2026 · 2:25:59

Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, explains how extreme co-design of GPU, CPU, networking, memory, and power enables AI scaling laws to continue, with pre-training, post-training, test-time, and agentic scaling driving demand for compute. He recounts the risky decision to put CUDA on GeForce, which nearly bankrupted the company but built an irreplaceable install base. Huang argues intelligence is being commoditized, while human character and purpose remain irreplaceable, and predicts AI will create more jobs by elevating roles like radiologists and programmers.

Rick Beato: Greatest Guitarists of All Time, History & Future of Music | Lex Fridman Podcast #492

Mar 21, 2026 · 2:33:48

Lex Fridman and Rick Beato explore Beato's musical journey, from learning guitar solos like Hey Joe to his son Dylan's perfect pitch and his legendary interviews with David Gilmour and other icons. Beato argues that bebop and Bach underpin great music, shares his top guitar solos, and critiques AI-generated music as fundamentally boring, while championing authenticity and the struggle of learning. The episode also delves into the business of music, copyright battles, and the evolution of music production.