Before leading research at OpenAI, Mark Chen was a self-proclaimed “late-bloomer” to computer science. He pivoted from an initial career in finance to heading up OpenAI’s frontiers research, where he led the teams that created DALL-E, developed Codex, and incorporated visual perception into GPT-4.

Mark tells Rene about his roundabout path to AI research and about how he integrates research and product development to drive scientific progress at OpenAI.

Tech Unheard is a podcast from Arm. Find each episode in your podcast feed monthly. 

The Future of AI is built on Arm.

Tech Unheard is a custom podcast series from Arm and National Public Media. Executive Producers Erica Osher and Shannon Boerner. Project Manager Colin Harden. Creative Lead Producer Isabel Robertson. Editors Andrew Meriwether and Kelly Drake. Composer Aaron Levison. Arm production contributors include: Ami Badani (CMO), Claudia Brandon, Simon Jared (media), Jonathan Armstrong, Ben Webdell (creative), Sofia McKenzie (social), Kristen Ray (PR), and Saumil Shah (Chief of Staff to the CEO).

When CEO Alex Kendall co-founded Wayve in 2017, he was simultaneously writing his PhD thesis at Cambridge University. From that point onwards he’s been in the driver’s seat, as Wayve pioneers a new way to create self-driving cars using end-to-end machine learning.

Alex tells Rene about Wayve’s embodied AI and about the challenges of growing a company from a garage in Cambridge to offices around the world with hundreds of employees, all while navigating a global pandemic.

To learn more about Wayve and their software strategy, keep an eye out for an upcoming conversation with VP of Engineering Silvius Rus on the Arm Viewpoints podcast.

Tech Unheard is a podcast from Arm. Find each episode in your podcast feed monthly. The future of AI is built on Arm.

Tech Unheard is a custom podcast series from Arm and National Public Media. Executive Producers Erica Osher and Shannon Boerner. Project Manager Colin Harden. Creative Lead Producer Isabel Robertson. Editors Andrew Meriwether and Kelly Drake. Composer Aaron Levison. Arm production contributors include: Ami Badani (CMO), Claudia Brandon, Simon Jared (media), Jonathan Armstrong, Ben Webdell (creative), Sofia McKenzie (social), Kristen Ray (PR), and Saumil Shah (Chief of Staff to the CEO).

CEO Alex Wang founded Scale AI in 2016 at the age of only 19. Now Scale AI works with companies like Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, and more, and Alex is a major voice for AI, both in Silicon Valley and Washington, DC. Alex and Rene discuss connections between humans, data, and artificial intelligence. They also dig into Alex’s roots growing up among scientists near Los Alamos National Laboratory and learning to manage stress through math competitions – and how it’s helped him get to where he is today.

Tune in to hear Alex’s take on leadership, humanity-first AI, why he views his youth as an advantage, and his visions for the future of tech. 

Tech Unheard is a podcast from Arm. Find each episode in your podcast feed monthly. 

The Future of AI is built on Arm.

Tech Unheard is a custom podcast series from Arm and National Public Media. Executive Producers Erica Osher and Shannon Boerner. Project Manager Colin Harden. Creative Lead Producer Isabel Robertson. Editors Andrew Meriwether and Kelly Drake. Composer Aaron Levison. Arm production contributors include: Ami Badani (CMO), Claudia Brandon, Simon Jared (media), Jonathan Armstrong, Ben Webdell (creative), Sofia McKenzie (social), Kristen Ray (PR), and Saumil Shah (Chief of Staff to the CEO).

Aicha Evans began her journey in tech by hacking the family’s long-distance phone to call friends in Paris. From there, with stops along the way to open a Senegalese restaurant and serve as Intel’s Chief Strategy Officer, Aicha is now the first non-founder CEO of autonomous vehicle company Zoox. She shares with Rene the biggest joys and challenges of both her current role and her career thus far. They also discuss the importance of transparency and trust in a safety-critical industry like Aicha’s.

Tech Unheard is a podcast from Arm. Find each episode in your podcast feed monthly. 

The future of AI is built on Arm.

Tech Unheard is a custom podcast series from Arm and National Public Media. Executive Producers Erica Osher and Shannon Boerner. Project Manager Colin Harden. Creative Lead Producer Isabel Robertson. Editors Andrew Meriwether and Kelly Drake. Composer Aaron Levison. Arm production contributors include: Ami Badani (CMO), Claudia Brandon, Simon Jared (media), Jonathan Armstrong, Ben Webdell (creative), Sofia McKenzie (social), Kristen Ray (PR), and Saumil Shah (Chief of Staff to the CEO).

Chris Miller discovered the semiconductor industry by way of Russian history and is now a highly sought-after advisor to tech companies, investors, and government entities. Chris and Rene discuss the global connectedness of chip production and why some countries have thrived in their semiconductor industry development while others have stagnated. They also theorize about the future of AI and the ways its evolution will continue to impact the global chip industry.

Tech Unheard is a podcast from Arm. Find each episode in your podcast feed monthly. 

The Future of AI is built on Arm.

Tech Unheard is a custom podcast series from Arm and National Public Media. Executive Producers Erica Osher and Shannon Boerner. Project Manager Colin Harden. Creative Lead Producer Isabel Robertson. Editors Andrew Meriwether and Kelly Drake. Composer Aaron Levison. Arm production contributors include: Ami Badani (CMO), Claudia Brandon, Simon Jared (media), Jonathan Armstrong, Ben Webdell (creative), Sofia McKenzie (social), Kristen Ray (PR), and Saumil Shah (Chief of Staff to the CEO).

Having first served in the Marine Corps and later in Congress, Mike Gallagher now manages Palantir’s defense business in the private sector. Now, he shares his story with Arm CEO Rene Haas, explaining the role of AI in national security, both present and potential, and revealing his best “life hack.” Join Mike and Rene to learn whether leaders are born or made, and why great leaders aren’t afraid to take risks or make mistakes.

Tech Unheard is a podcast from Arm. Find each episode in your podcast feed monthly. 

The Future of AI is built on Arm.

Tech Unheard is a custom podcast series from Arm and National Public Media. Executive Producers Erica Osher and Shannon Boerner. Project Manager Colin Harden. Creative Lead Producer Isabel Robertson. Editors Andrew Meriwether and Kelly Drake. Composer Aaron Levison. Arm production contributors include: Ami Badani (CMO), Claudia Brandon, Simon Jared (media), Jonathan Armstrong, Ben Webdell (creative), Sofia McKenzie (social), Kristen Ray (PR), and Saumil Shah (Chief of Staff to the CEO).

In this unfiltered conversation between two long-term colleagues and friends, we hear how Jensen has reimagined NVIDIA to focus on systems and help lead the AI Industrial Revolution. You’ll also find out why Jensen wants the pace of innovation to move even faster than it already is. 

Subscribe to get each episode of Tech Unheard in your podcast feed monthly. The future of AI is built on Arm. 

Tech Unheard is a custom podcast series from Arm and National Public Media. Executive Producers Erica Osher and Shannon Boerner. Project Manager Colin Harden. Creative Lead Producer Isabel Robertson. Editors Andrew Meriwether and Kelly Drake. Composer Aaron Levison. Arm production contributors include: Ami Badani (CMO), Claudia Brandon, Simon Jared (media), Jonathan Armstrong, Ben Webdell (creative), Sofia McKenzie (social), Kristen Ray (PR), and Saumil Shah (Chief of Staff to the CEO).

Arm CEO Rene Haas takes you behind the boardroom door with technology’s most inspiring visionaries. Tech Unheard lets you listen in on one-on-one conversations with industry leaders, everything from the potential of artificial general intelligence to pre-keynote nerves. 

Haas and his guests explore the drivers behind each leader’s path and analyze the most pressing trends in their space — plus tell a few entertaining anecdotes of success and failure along the way.

Tech Unheard is a podcast from Arm, the company that’s building the future of computing. Find the first monthly episode in your podcast feed on October 9.

Tech Unheard is a custom podcast series from Arm and National Public Media. Executive Producers Erica Osher and Shannon Boerner. Project Manager Colin Harden. Creative Lead Producer Isabel Robertson. Editors Andrew Meriwether and Kelly Drake. Composer Aaron Levison. Arm production contributors include: Ami Badani (CMO), Claudia Brandon, Simon Jared (media), Jonathan Armstrong, Ben Webdell (creative), Sofia McKenzie (social), Kristen Ray (PR), and Saumil Shah (Chief of Staff to the CEO).