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A personal review of 'The Thinking Machine', a biography of Jensen Huang and Nvidia's rise from graphics chips to AI dominance. The reviewer praises the book's coverage of Nvidia's near-bankruptcy in the 1990s and Jensen's decade-long bet on CUDA before it paid off with the deep learning boom. The review also touches on Jensen's management style — including his 'strategic rage' — and defends his composure during a contentious Dwarkesh Patel podcast interview about GPU exports to China. The reviewer finds Jensen's obsessive competence admirable, even if his temper is uncomfortable, and concludes that Nvidia's success was the result of sustained conviction rather than luck.

Book review: The Thinking Machine

<p>I may have to give this book a shot. The part about CUDA sounds super interesting. We live in a world where businesses expect quick quarterly returns - so what does it take for a company and/or CEO to continue on-course for something that is game-changing, but takes a decade to pay off?</p>
<p>I guess I’ll have to read the book to find out.</p>
