Machine Learning Street Talk · Sunday, June 28, 2026
Thomas Ahle discusses the complexity of chip design, comparing it to software development and highlighting the high costs associated with commercial verification tools. He notes that while AI can generate extensive code for chip design, ensuring its correctness remains a significant challenge.
“So my background is in theoretical computer science. Then I moved to normal computing to develop thermal computing. Also to speed up patient intelligence. Sometimes I think about it as the lovable for chip design. So we take it all the way from your intent, through the design, through optimizing your design to formalizing and verifying your design, all the way to tape out.”
“Because once a chip is fabricated, if there are any bugs, you're in big trouble.”
“Commercial software costs a ridiculous amount of money and isn't very friendly to using agents.”