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Re:AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it optio... by noir_lord on Monday October 06, 2025 @02:19PM (#45494427)
> AMD has great hardware, but its software still leaves a lot to be desired for AMD to be a major AI hardware player. It takes years of unwavering leadership focus and hundreds of millions (probably billions) of dollars to get the software that works well for AI users.

It does but they have a capable CEO with a vision and broad support from the board - Ryzen was a decade long over night success.

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Re:AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it optio... by RossBencina on Monday October 06, 2025 @05:18PM (#45496455)
Zen is a success. But Zen is hardware, and AMD is (historically) a hardware company. Delivering software is hard, even if you're a software company. I wouldn't take it as given that a good (hardware) CEO, vision, and board support are sufficient to build the required software organisation, especially given their track record on this front to date. It is more likely that Modular is AMD's software savior. I won't speculate on how probable that is.
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Re:AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it optio... by the-grump on Monday October 06, 2025 @08:37PM (#45498025)
I'm in no position to judge the current CEO, but the Zen credit goes to

- Rory Read, under whom the program started

- Jim Keller who ran the program

- the engineers and managers who put the sweat in

- and, one must never forget, a rotating cast of executives and board members at Intel

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Re:AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it optio... by stevefan1999 on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @10:06PM (#45522725)
Actually, Mike Clark is the 'father of Zen': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vyNzgOP5yw. When Jim came along, Zen design was mostly finished already.

Another honorable mention would be Suzanne Plummer

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Re:AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it optio... by the-grump on Monday October 20, 2025 @01:45PM (#45646831)
Thank you for the correction!
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