# AI's single point of failure

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDAI 2023
- Speaker: Rob Toews
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/rob_toews_ai_s_single_point_of_failure)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

"The world's most important advanced technology is nearly all produced in a single facility," says AI expert Rob Toews. He describes how one company in Taiwan, TSMC, manufactures nearly all the most advanced semiconductor chips — a crucial technology that powers everything from phones to electric vehicles to next-generation artificial intelligence — and breaks down how geopolitical tensions in the region could paralyze the global field of AI.

## Lectures

1. [AI's single point of failure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/rob_toews_ai_s_single_point_of_failure/91709610398f), 12 min (TED's player)