Never Argue With Stupid

Welcome to The Art of The Impossible, a weekly newsletter where I unearth five pieces of content which I hope will both inspire and embolden you.

PODCAST

No Priors Ep. 89 | With NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang

Hosts Sarah and Elad sit down with Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, for the second time to reflect on the company’s extraordinary growth over the past year. Jensen discusses AI’s takeover of datacenters and NVIDIA’s rapid development of x.AI’s supercluster. The conversation also covers Nvidia’s decade-long infrastructure bets, software longevity, and innovations like NVLink. Jensen shares his views on the future of embodied AI, digital employees, and how AI is transforming scientific discovery.

Watch the full episode here.

QUOTE

Never argue with stupid. It is like wrestling with a pig.

It wastes your time, and the pig enjoys it.

Norman Winarsky’s version of a well-known quote, from his 11 Rules of Life

INTERVIEW

The great Jennifer Doudna on Lessons from CRISPR

DeepMind’s James Manyika, Senior Vice President, Research, Technology & Society, Google, spoke with Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR pioneer, Nobel laureate and Innovative Genomics Institute founder.

From accelerating drug discovery to designing new materials for clean energy technologies, AI is empowering scientists to tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges. Join Google DeepMind, the Royal Society, and leading scientists from around the world for the AI for Science Forum, as they explore how AI will enable a new era of scientific discovery.

Watch the full interview here.

READ

“We live in a culture that venerates productivity above all else. For centuries, success—particularly in the West—has hinged on a simple dictum: “Do more, faster.” As AI commoditizes speed and output, however, this pursuit will lose its value.”

Sublime Founder Sari Azout on The End of Productivity: Why creativity is the new currency of success. Read the full piece here.

Also, always worth a read: Benedict Evans’ annual presentation, this time on AI.

WATCH

Watch the short docu here.

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Danielle