1963
Jensen Huang was born in southern Taiwan in February 1963 as Jen Sun Huang.
“In the southern part of the island of Taiwan with the birth of Jen Sun Huang, later Americanized to Jensen.”
Topic
Taiwan
7 facts from 6 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
1980s
The host says the average gross margin of a Taiwanese company in the mid-1980s was 4% to 5%.
“the average gross margin of a Taiwanese company at this point in time in the mid-80s is 4% to 5%.”
1987
Philips supplied 28% of TSMC's initial capital and the Taiwanese government 50%, out of about $220 million in total.
“So they put up 28% of the capital. Government puts up 50%. It ends up being 220 million in total.”
2026
The report says the United States hosts the most AI data centers, while most of their chips are fabricated by a single Taiwanese foundry.
“the U- United States hosts the most AI data centers. But the majority of their chips are fab fabricated by a single Taiwanese foundry.”
Undated
Pentland says Taiwan uses a tool called Polis for government conversations that visualizes the range of opinion and helps identify extreme voices.
“if you look at, um, a thing called Polis that, uh, nor that, uh, Taiwan uses for government conversations”
Undated
Ray Dalio said a Chinese blockade of chips leaving Taiwan could crash world stock markets, showing China's non-military leverage.
“chips come out of Taiwan. We could imagine what would happen if they blockaded chips leaving Taiwan.”
Undated
Schmidt says advanced two-nanometer chips, largely made in Taiwan, are one driver of AI progress.
“Literally, the physicists making the chips faster, moving down to two nanometer chips, which are largely made in Taiwan, incredible improvements in memory”
Episodes
- 28 Mar 2022Nvidia Part I: The GPU Company (1993-2006)2h 0m
- 7 Sep 2021TSMC2h 29m
- 30 Jul 2026Ray Dalio: I Predicted The 2008 Crash, I Know What Comes Next1h 34m
- 11 Feb 2026Renowned MIT/Stanford Computer Scientist on AI and Collective Intelligence | CXOTalk #90956m
- 21 Oct 2026Eric Schmidt: The Age of Agents, Superintelligence, and Why Europe Is Falling Behind43m
- 4 Jun 2026Breaking down the 2026 Stanford AI Index Report47m