Nigel Toon


Graphcore’s Nigel Toon on the AI Chip Industry

Oct 25, 2023

Nigel Toon, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO, Graphcore discusses the AI Chip Industry’s surging demands, challenges and capacity for sustainability with Bloomberg’s Jillian Deutsch at the Bloomberg Technology Summit in London.
 

Nigel Toon on How AI Thinks and How We Can Control It | MHC Ep 206

Mar 8, 2024

Nigel Toon is the founder of Graphcore, which builds unique IPU chips designed for AI. He sits as a Non-Executive Director on the board of the UK Research and Innovation Council and has sat on the UK Prime Minister’s Business Council. He has been ranked #1 on Business Insider’s UK Tech 100 and named as one of the ‘Top 100 entrepreneurs in the UK’ by the Financial Times. He is the author of the best-selling book ‘How AI Thinks’. This podcast covers: Comparing chips: CPU vs GPU vs IPU Data vs information Big data and neural networks Limits of Moore’s Law Can quantum or molecular computing be the next breakthrough Humans vs AI AI safety, verification, and regulation AI and education AI and healthcare AI and finance Responsible AI Books mentioned: Dominion (Holland), The Story of China (Wood)
 
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How Connections Drive Intelligence | Nigel Toon | TEDxUniversityofBristol

Apr 8, 2024

Connections play a vital role in suport communications, learning, and in building advanced AI systems. In this talk Nigel Toon shows us how connections in all their myriad forms, build intelligence. Nigel Toon is a leading AI entrepreneur, the founder and CEO of Graphcore.ai. He sits as a Non-Executive Director on the board of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and preciously sat on the UK Prime Minister’s Business Council. He has been recognised with numerous industry awards, including being ranked #1 on Business Insider’s UK Tech 100 and named as one of the ‘Top 100 entrepreneurs in the UK’ by the Financial Times. He holds a Doctor of Science degree from the University of Bristol and is the author of “How AI Thinks”. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
 
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