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AI No Longer Runs on the Chip: It's Inside It

August 24, 2026
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Behind Chat Jimmy is HC1, a chip from startup Taalas designed to run Llama 3.1 with 8 billion parameters based on a radical idea: the model doesn't simply run on the hardware; an essential part of the model is integrated directly into the chip itself. Put less dramatically: they've traded flexibility for

Behind Chat Jimmy is HC1, a chip from startup Taalas designed to run Llama 3.1 with 8 billion parameters based on a radical idea: the model doesn’t simply run on the hardware; an essential part of the model is integrated directly into the chip itself. Put less dramatically: they’ve traded flexibility for speed. And that’s fascinating, but it’s also the first uncomfortable question. What happens when the model you etched into silicon becomes outdated six months later? Today we’re going to examine that bet without mistaking a spectacular demonstration for a guaranteed revolution already underway.

Full episode: https://youtu.be/rCX2rdyamVM

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