Jim Keller: Moore’s Law, Microprocessors, Abstractions, and First Principles

Lex Fridman interviews Jim Keller, a renowned microprocessor engineer, exploring the differences between human brains and computers, the fundamentals of computer architecture, and the intricacies of instruction set design. They discuss Moore's Law, the challenges and possibilities of transistor shrinking, and the future of computing, including AI and autonomous driving. Keller shares insights on first principles thinking, the importance of craftsmanship in engineering, and his experiences at Tesla with Elon Musk, offering a blend of technical depth and philosophical reflections on the nature of computation, intelligence, and the universe.