The Half-Second Problem: Why Home Robots Can't Think in the Cloud
from AI and the Human Future Hosted by Daniel Altman and Emily Carter
A stealth startup with roughly $400 million behind it just stepped out of the shadows claiming it hacked the memory shortage squeezing AI hardware. Daniel and Emily trace why that unglamorous chip story quietly decides whether home robots ever get real reflexes — or stay expensive machines that freeze when your Wi-Fi does. ## Hosts ### Daniel Altman Daniel Altman is a computer scientist and AI strategist with a background in engineering, quantitative research, and emerging technologies. He studies how technological breakthroughs reshape industries, markets, work, and human capabilities. ### Emily Carter Emily Carter is a business strategist and former technology product leader with experience building digital products and studying how innovation reaches millions of users. She focuses on AI adoption, business transformation, work, education, entrepreneurship, and leadership. ## Sources - https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-dollar400-million-startup-wants-to-fix-the-ai-memory-bottleneck/ ## Episode Information Language: en Published: 2026-09-16T23:45:44.223757+00:00
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