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AI’s single point of failure - Rob Toews

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AI expert Rob Toews describes how a single company in Taiwan, TSMC, manufactures nearly all the most advanced semiconductor chips — a crucial technology that powers everything from phones to electric vehicles to next-generation artificial intelligence. He breaks down how geopolitical tensions in the region could paralyze the global field of AI.

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