Ex-NVIDIA engineer recalls 2012: Jensen Huang backed the deep learning cluster behind Deep Speech
GregoryDiamos · x · 2026-11-15
Gregory Diamos, who worked on CUDA at NVIDIA, recalls building the deep learning cluster used to train Deep Speech in 2012 after concluding AI was about to work. Jensen Huang personally visited, supported the project, and featured it in the GTC 2015 keynote. Diamos says no other CEO would have pivoted the company to AI in a way that seemingly hurt the graphics cash cow.
More from Companies & People
- Anthropic's 85% gross margin makes its lead unassailable while OpenAI burns $10B a quarter, says analyst — deedydas · 2026-11-15
- 2009 video shows Jensen Huang sizing CUDA at billions when NVDA traded at $0.2 — GregoryDiamos · 2026-11-15
- Amp Runs One Meeting a Week: Thorsten Ball Details the Monday Ritual — vincent_koc · 2026-11-15
- 10-year NVIDIA shareholder dumps entire stake over reported Jensen Huang board rift — GregoryDiamos · 2026-11-15
- Italy fines Meta $887 million over Facebook's access to Android users' photos without consent — Polymarket · 2026-11-15
- Cerebras Hosts Cafe Compute Developer Meetup in Pune on Nov 22 — malliktwts · 2026-11-15