Episode · This Week in Startups · 2025-05-01

Jason Calacanis & Amin Vahdat: books mentioned on This Week in Startups

What's Next for AI Infrastructure with Amin Vahdat | AI Basics with Google Cloud

1 book · With Amin Vahdat · Listen · Watch on YouTube

In this episode of AI Basics, Jason sits down with Amin Vahdat, VP of ML at Google Cloud, to unpack the mind-blowing infrastructure behind modern AI. They dive into how Google's TPUs power massive queries, why 2025 is the "Year of Inference," and how startups can now build what once felt impossible.

Jason Calacanis discussed Superforecasting by Philip E. Tetlock and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Superforecasting

   Philip E. Tetlock; Dan Gardner · at 26:05

   Superforecasting by Philip E.

   Discussed

   “Cuz this is there's a really good book, Super Forecasting. I don't know if you ever read it, but basically tells you how to become a forecaster. And one of the key things is writing down why you made the decision right as you're making the decision and after you've made it.”

   Jason Calacanis What's Next for AI Infrastructure with Amin Vahdat | AI Basics with Go… 2025-05-01 Listen at 26:05

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