Episode · EconTalk · 2026-04-13
Books mentioned on The Man Who Built NVIDIA (with Stephen Witt)
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Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Artificial Intelligence: a Modern Approach
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig is widely recognized as the definitive academic textbook on artificial intelligence, providing a comprehensive overview of the field's foundational concepts and methodologies.
Discussed“I have the 2011 artificial intelligence textbook by Russell and Norvig on my shelf. It's about 1,100 pages long. Of those 1,100 pages, about 16 total are devoted to neural nets.”
Where to get it
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The Innovator's Dilemma
The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton Christensen is a foundational business and economics book exploring why great companies fail when confronted with disruptive technological and market changes.
Discussed“You talk about the influence of Clayton Christensen on Jensen Huang's thinking and it's a little bit different than the one that you attribute to to Jensen Huang.”
Where to get it
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Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson is a comprehensive, authorized biography that chronicles the tumultuous life, visionary career, and complex personality of the co-founder of Apple.
Discussed“Reminded me of um the portrait of Steve Jobs in in Walter Isaacson's book, a book that I did not read for a long time because every review of it said the same thing.”
Where to get it
