Opening Voices

Quentin Adam
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Opening Voices has been created to explore the major technological and strategic challenges shaping Europe. I'm Quentin Adam and in each episode, I sit down with key figures from the world of tech, open source, and policy to discuss how innovation, sovereignty, and disruptive thinking can drive Europe’s digital future. From cloud infrastructure to AI, from data governance to the open-source revolution—nothing is off-limits. Welcome to Opening Voices. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

  1. Making AI Inference Affordable - Opening Voices with Steeve Morin of ZML

    11H AGO

    Making AI Inference Affordable - Opening Voices with Steeve Morin of ZML

    If AI is to power the entire economy, inference must become affordable, scalable and widely available. In this third part of Opening Voices, Quentin Adam continues the conversation with Steeve Morin, founder and CEO of ZML, to explore what it really takes to industrialise inference. They discuss: why AI must move from “chatbots as products” to AI as an infrastructure primitive why inference will power every sector — banks, startups, industry how efficiency gains (sometimes 5x, 10x, even 100x+) are still possible why GPUs are not the only path forward how new chips (TPUs, NPUs and emerging players) are reopening the semiconductor market why power, density and optimisation now matter more than raw experimentation This episode explains why the next wave is not about building better models, but about making inference economically viable at scale. — Episode Chapters: Making Inference Available 00:00 – Introduction and Context 01:38 – AI as a Primitive vs. AI as a Product 04:19 – The Economic Unit of the Token 05:15 – Scaling Compute for Inference 07:31 – A Revolution Comparable to Mobile 08:43 – Beyond GPUs 10:56 – Compiler Errors and Efficiency Waste 12:38 – Understanding Chips 15:31 – The New "Blue Ocean" of Semiconductors 20:40 – Nvidia's Strategy and Competition 21:43 – Conclusion and Next Episode Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    23 min
  2. Training vs Inference: Why Production Is the Hard Part - Opening Voices with Steeve Morin of ZML

    FEB 11

    Training vs Inference: Why Production Is the Hard Part - Opening Voices with Steeve Morin of ZML

    What really separates training a model from running it in production? And why does this difference matter so much at scale? In this second part of Opening Voices, Quentin Adam, CEO of Clever Cloud, continues the discussion with Steeve Morin, founder and CEO of ZML, to clarify a distinction that is often misunderstood. Starting from concrete explanations, Steeve walks through what training and inference actually involve from an engineering and industrial perspective: why training is a one-off research effort, while inference is repeated endlessly why “more is better” applies to training, but becomes a liability in production why inference represents the vast majority of compute needs how cost, reliability and margins reshape technical decisions why operating systems at scale is fundamentally different from building models This episode helps understand why the real challenge is no longer creating models, but running them reliably, efficiently and sustainably in production. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    23 min
  3. Why AI Breaks Cloud Architecture - Opening Voices with Steeve Morin of ZML

    JAN 30

    Why AI Breaks Cloud Architecture - Opening Voices with Steeve Morin of ZML

    Why does AI suddenly make cloud infrastructure harder to operate, scale and predict? For years, cloud systems were designed around a simple reality: most applications were limited by network and storage, not by computation. In this first part of Opening Voices, Quentin Adam, CEO of Clever Cloud, talks with Steeve Morin, founder and CEO of ZML, about why this reality no longer holds — and what breaks when it does. Drawing from real production experience, Steeve explains: why some workloads push hardware to its limits instead of waiting on I/O how sequential computation changes everything for scaling and scheduling why memory becomes the real bottleneck long before CPU usage why moving workloads around is no longer trivial and why many cloud design patterns simply stop working This episode is about understanding why systems that worked for years start failing under new constraints, and what that means for engineers and organisations operating modern platforms. Opening Voices is also available on all streaming platforms: Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/show/1001774171 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3QTe4gKhsmhWnlLZaUxNo1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/opening-voices/id1806281823 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    31 min
  4. Europe's CPU vs Silicon Valley – Opening Voices with Philippe Notton & Craig Prunty – SiPearl

    09/24/2025

    Europe's CPU vs Silicon Valley – Opening Voices with Philippe Notton & Craig Prunty – SiPearl

    How do you build Europe's first sovereign high-performance processor from scratch? What does it take to challenge Intel and AMD with just 200 engineers and €150 million? In this comprehensive episode of Opening Voices, I sit down with Philippe Notton (CEO) and Craig Prunty (VP) from SiPearl to explore Europe's most ambitious semiconductor project: 🔹 How 200 engineers across 5 R&D sites design a 60 billion gate processor 🔹 Why ARM is becoming the new battlefield for server processors 🔹 The €20 million data center built to emulate Europe's most complex chip 🔹 How hyperscalers like Amazon and Google are driving the custom silicon revolution 🔹 Why AI inference on CPUs can be 70x more energy efficient than GPUs 🔹 The chiplet revolution and Europe's opportunity in post-Moore's Law era We dive deep into the technical challenges, market dynamics, and geopolitical implications of building sovereign computing infrastructure in Europe. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    1h 60m
  5. "GPUs are overkill for AI" – Opening Voices with Philippe Notton & Craig Prunty – SiPearl

    08/06/2025

    "GPUs are overkill for AI" – Opening Voices with Philippe Notton & Craig Prunty – SiPearl

    Why are CPUs making a comeback in the age of AI? And how can Europe build a sovereign compute infrastructure in a world dominated by American and Asian tech giants? In this final episode of Opening Voices with the SiPearl team, I sit down with Philippe Notton (CEO) and Craig Prunty (VP) to explore the future of processor design and its impact on AI, sovereignty, and Europe’s industrial strength. We discuss: 🔹 Why CPUs can outperform GPUs in inference workloads 🔹 How SiPearl’s chip design drastically reduces energy consumption 🔹 The growing importance of chiplet architectures for modular compute 🔹 Why Europe needs its own electronic design cloud infrastructure 🔹 How to reclaim industrial skills and build a sovereign value chain 🔹 The difference between SiPearl and ASML in the semiconductor ecosystem 🔹 Why sovereignty isn't about isolation—but about control and resilience What role should Europe play in the next wave of AI infrastructure? Join the conversation in the comments. Subscribe for more deep dives into Europe’s tech future. 🎧 Opening Voices is also available on all streaming platforms: — Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/show/1001774171 — Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3QTe4gKhsmhWnlLZaUxNo1 — Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/opening-voices/id1806281823 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    28 min
  6. Why hyperscalers are designing their own CPUs – Opening Voices with Craig Prunty – SiPearl

    07/24/2025

    Why hyperscalers are designing their own CPUs – Opening Voices with Craig Prunty – SiPearl

    Why are tech giants like Apple, Amazon, and Google building their own processors—and what does it mean for Europe? In this new episode of Opening Voices, I sit down with Craig Prunty, VP at SiPearl, to explore how processor design is becoming a strategic lever for performance, sovereignty, and efficiency. We discuss: 🔹 Why ARM is taking over the server market 🔹 The real reasons hyperscalers are going boutique in chip design 🔹 What makes European players like SiPearl competitive—despite limited funding 🔹 The opportunities for Europe to scale its processor ambitions with partners like TSMC Join the conversation—can Europe reclaim control over its compute infrastructure? Subscribe for more deep dives into the future of European tech. 🎧 Opening Voices is also available on all streaming platforms: — Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/show/1001774171 — Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3QTe4gKhsmhWnlLZaUxNo1 — Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/opening-voices/id1806281823 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    36 min
  7. “We are 20 years behind the US in chips” – Opening Voices with Philippe Notton – SiPearl

    07/10/2025

    “We are 20 years behind the US in chips” – Opening Voices with Philippe Notton – SiPearl

    How can Europe bridge the semiconductor gap with the US and Asia—before it’s too late? In this third part of my conversation with Philippe Notton, CEO of SiPearl, we dig into the real-world consequences of Europe's chip dependency and the massive effort required to catch up. 🔹 Why Europe is at least two decades behind the US in chip design🔹 How geopolitical shocks like COVID and Ukraine revealed our supply chain fragility🔹 What it takes to rebuild a complete, sovereign semiconductor value chain🔹 Why timing and political will are critical to success Join the conversation—what's your take on Europe's chip race?Subscribe for more deep dives into the future of European tech. 🎧 Opening Voices is also available on all streaming platforms:— Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/show/1001774171— Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3QTe4gKhsmhWnlLZaUxNo1— Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/opening-voices/id1806281823 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    24 min
  8. Why Europe can't afford to lose the chip race - Opening Voices with Philippe Notton - SiPearl

    06/25/2025

    Why Europe can't afford to lose the chip race - Opening Voices with Philippe Notton - SiPearl

    What’s really at stake if Europe loses control of its semiconductor industry? In this second part of my conversation with Philippe Notton, CEO of SiPearl—the European company designing processors for tomorrow’s supercomputers—we discuss: 🔹 The hidden geopolitical stakes of processor independence 🔹 Why relying on non-European chips is a critical vulnerability 🔹 The economic and strategic cost of lagging behind the US and Asia 🔹 How SiPearl is helping Europe catch up—without compromise Join the discussion! Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

    21 min
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Opening Voices has been created to explore the major technological and strategic challenges shaping Europe. I'm Quentin Adam and in each episode, I sit down with key figures from the world of tech, open source, and policy to discuss how innovation, sovereignty, and disruptive thinking can drive Europe’s digital future. From cloud infrastructure to AI, from data governance to the open-source revolution—nothing is off-limits. Welcome to Opening Voices. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Quentin Adam
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Clever Cloud
  • Show Website
    Opening Voices