Yoav Goldberg: CUDA openness means letting rivals' chips use the same API
yoavgo · x · 2026-11-16
In a thread with Omri Shapira, Yoav Goldberg argues CUDA's closed nature is a strong anticompetitive move and arguably a major factor keeping Nvidia in its market leadership position. Asked what openness would look like, he says it means letting other companies' chips use the same API, adding that open drivers would be nice too.
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