Hello SIGCIS Friends, Lecture at the Computer History Museum next week — August 27, 2026. 7:00 p.m. Pacific time. Topic: "The Silicon Gold Rush: How AI is Driving the Development of New Chips.” Panel discussion with: Bill Dally, Chief Scientist, NVIDIA. Norm Jouppi, Google Fellow. Dave Patterson, (Moderator), 2007 CHM Fellow and Pardee Professor of Computer Science Emeritus at UC Berkeley. Description: AI chips are the new frontier of computing: companies once known only for software—Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft—are now designing their own silicon to gain efficiency, control costs, and optimize large-scale model training and inference. The implications extend far beyond technology. These in-house chips influence global data-center architectures, supply-chain strategy, and national competitiveness in a field now seen as geopolitically essential. The resulting competition influences global datacenter design, supply chains, and national strategies, marking a major new chapter in the evolution of advanced computing and AI. In-person attendance is SOLD OUT but ONLINE streaming is still available here: <https://computerhistory.org/events/the-silicon-gold-rush/> [chm_live_gold-rush_chm_website-blank_924x551.jpg] The Silicon Gold Rush<https://computerhistory.org/events/the-silicon-gold-rush/> computerhistory.org<https://computerhistory.org/events/the-silicon-gold-rush/> Enjoy! Dag ----- Dag Spicer Senior Curator Computer History Museum Editorial Board, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing ACM History Committee 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View CA 94043 “History is a vast early warning system.” — Norman Cousins, American journalist (1915-1990). Join our Mailing List here: https://info.computerhistory.org/subscribe
