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AI Engineering PodcastUnlocking AI Potential with AMD's ROCm StackSummaryIn this episode of the AI Engineering podcast Anush Elangovan, VP of AI software at AMD, discusses the strategic integration of software and hardware at AMD. He emphasizes the open-source nature of their software, fostering innovation and collaboration in the AI ecosystem, and highlights AMD's performance and capability advantages over competitors like NVIDIA. Anush addresses challenges and opportunities in AI development, including quantization, model efficiency, and future deployment across various platforms, while also stressing the importance of open standards and flexible solutions that support efficient CPU-GPU communication and diverse AI workloads.AnnouncementsHello and welcome...2025-06-2342 min
Chain of ThoughtAMD's Vision for an Open Ecosystem | Anush Elangovan & Sharon ZhouHow is an open ecosystem powering the next generation of AI for developers and leaders?Broadcasting live from the heart of the action at AMD's Advancing AI 2025, Chain of Thought host Conor Bronsdon welcomes AMD’s Anush Elangovan, VP of AI Software, and Sharon Zhou, VP of AI. They unpack AMD's groundbreaking transformation from a hardware giant to a leader in full-stack AI, committed to an open ecosystem. Discover how new MI350 GPUs deliver mind-blowing performance with advanced data types and why ROCm 7 and AMD Developer Cloud offer Day Zero support for frontier models.Then Co...2025-06-1849 min
What's Up with Tech?Building The Future: AMD's Software Strategy for the AI RevolutionInterested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.comThe AI revolution demands a new approach to computing infrastructure, and AMD is positioning itself at the forefront of this transformation through an ambitious software strategy that empowers developers and enterprises alike.In this illuminating conversation, Anush Elangovan—who joined AMD through the acquisition of his company NordI—shares how AMD is fundamentally rethinking its approach to software development. Rather than treating software as merely an enabler for hardware, AMD now views its software layer as a product with a 10-year lifecycle that transcends hard...2025-06-1322 min
The Engineering Leadership PodcastAMD’s unified hardware + software strategy & building an open-source AI ecosystem w/ Anush Elangovan #220ABOUT ANUSH ELANGOVANAnush Elangovan leads the Artificial Intelligence Group (AIG) as Corporate Vice President of AI software and solutions.Anush has 23 years of industry experience in AI, computer science, compilers, network security, operating systems, math, and its materialization on complex hardware systems. This co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nod.ai oversaw product strategy and the overall business until AMD acquired Nod.ai (see related article here) today.Anush will lead the acceleration of deploying AI solutions optimized for AMD products while aligning with AMD’s AI growth strategy centered on an op...2025-05-1336 min