Nick McKeown - How do we build an AI chip design industry in the UK?
In this episode, we chat to Nick McKeown, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, about building a sovereign AI chip design industry in the UK.
Nick led the Council for Science and Technology (CST)'s recent letter of advice to the government (Aug 25) on building a sovereign AI chip design industry. He explores the skills needed to ensure the UK has the workforce pipeline in place, such as specialised university courses in chip design.
Thank you to our podcast volunteer and Civil Service Faststreamer, Geena Goodwin for coordinating and hosting this episode.