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EPISODE · May 1, 2026 · 19 MIN

The Hidden Truths of AI Infrastructure: Why "Just Add GPUs" Always Fails

from Amelia's Weekly Fish Fry · host EEJournal.com

This week, we’re diving into the hidden challenges of AI infrastructure with David Driggers, CEO of Cirrascale. David and I chat about the surprising failure points that traditional data center planning often misses when it comes to large-scale AI deployments, why old assumptions about power, cooling, and networking simply don’t hold up anymore and why the “just add GPUs” strategy can be a recipe for disaster without a true systems-thinking approach. Also this week, I check out a massive breakthrough where physicists are using AI to uncover entirely new laws of nature!

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