Cristiano Amon: Qualcomm CEO | Lex Fridman Podcast

Cristiano Amon is the CEO of Qualcomm, world-leader in 5G wireless communication and computation systems inside premium Android phones and other robots. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:26 - Football/soccer
2:21 - Smartphones
4:52 - 5G
21:09 - Snapdragon
27:28 - Apple and Google
32:02 - Future of Qualcomm
43:03 - Autonomous vehicles
44:47 - Robots
47:14 - Chip shortage
51:23 - Lawsuits
54:49 - Leadership
59:08 - Advice for young people
1:03:00 - Meaning of life
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Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast. 0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions: - Scale: scale.com/lex - Truebill: truebill.com/lex - BiOptimizers: www.magbreakthrough.com/lex to get 10% off - Four Sigmatic: foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off - Fundrise: fundrise.com/lex 1:26 - Football/soccer 2:21 - Smartphones 4:52 - 5G 21:09 - Snapdragon 27:28 - Apple and Google 32:02 - Future of Qualcomm 43:03 - Autonomous vehicles 44:47 - Robots 47:14 - Chip shortage 51:23 - Lawsuits 54:49 - Leadership 59:08 - Advice for young people 1:03:00 - Meaning of life

[@d-granter5126]

this will be the 3rd time we just blindly fell into stupidity and chaos only beneiftting the banks imagine just a toothache in the chaos we gotta infiltrate convention centres they are our answer to all this we devise sectors water filtration systems micro herbs uv lights can we set this up ?? were gonna have to try space studios weve got small sats monitoring earth and asteroid detection we'll need nukes for that robo shops communications solar chargers i really wanna see solar water features so throw them in recycling systems this is complex but again its just a sector with screens updating the latest info on that topic

[@gloriakay1802]

B9ld

[@d-granter5126]

@@gloriakay1802 could you explain ?

[@achrafdahami3404]

Can you get lina khan for a podcast

[@francomarchesoni9004]

Lex, please keep doing these awesome episodes, even if you think one or half an hour is not too much. You don't have to stick with a podcast length. You have proven you can provide great value in little time.

[@JamesBenet]

So refreshing to see an engineer become the CEO instead of a business suit MBA, Qualcomm's corporate culture is one to admire. Excellent interview Lex! 👏

[@JohnSmith-vq5wx]

It was terrible and cut-throat.

[@colmtesticles]

Lex you should have some senior engineers or executives from ASML. They make the most advanced machines ever built. (EUV photolithography scanners)

[@theraygood]

Agreed , should be a nice one.

[@colmtesticles]

@@halodriver1362 EV chips?

[@travisprugh6347]

@@mattbrew11 msn messenger and chat rooms. ASL

[@theMuritz]

Wow, yesssss ….

[@theraygood]

@@halodriver1362 Good point, overhype is surely going on.

[@alexlausonangus6376]

Starting my first job at Qualcomm in August. It was great to hear Cristiano give this broad overview! Thanks Lex

[@victorrafaelravagnani1146]

Obrigado Amon...orgulho da representatividade STEM do país...Obrigado Lex !

[@0neIntangible]

Obrigado...The only Portugese word I remember, from working with friends 30 years ago. and probably the most important.

[@victorrafaelravagnani1146]

@@0neIntangible Amazing...working and friends in the same sentence is the fu...k sh...t awesome...this is the way!

[@vacuummorph]

De verdade, representa muito.

[@librajedi]

I know the folks at CERN are super busy right now, but it would be a great listen if you could get one of the project leaders on your podcast. This was a great conversation as well 👍

[@Blokonomicon]

The section starting at 32:00 about the future of Qualcomm and computers was amazing to listen to, you can really see how dedicated and excited Amon is talking about this topic.

[@tfaktas]

Would you consider having a Q&A section for the guests? Maybe you can realize a form to collect questions and ratings, and pick the ones you like to ask your guests. I definitely had a few burning questions for Cristiano

[@bryanm95]

He usually posts Q&A requests on his Patreon and KZbin Community pages.

[@vivekteega]

@@bryanm95 and sometimes also on Twitter

[@TheNoobTrooper]

As a Brazilian, he gives me a lot of hope for my future.

[@GuilhermeSpindola]

Pra mim tambem

[@msergio0293]

Lol why? It's not like he is gonna go to Brazil to fix the problems of the country 🤣😂 and just because he achieved something it doesn't mean you will too

[@TheNoobTrooper]

@@msergio0293 bad take. I’d just stop being toxic and let people have hope dude. Have a great day. I hope you never lose hope to.

[@TheRealStructurer]

Great to get interviews with people like this guys, but in this case I think it was a wide discussion but not not as deep as I wished it to be. Ended up like a long sales talk. I can imagine it was because lack of time. Hope to get him for a second time and drill into some specific technology and monopoly subjects.

[@fug33]

can't expect any kind of in depth (or provocative) discussion with CEOs/Directors - they worry to much about their own personal and corporate image its basically all lawyer approved talk so you end up with these shallow boring discussions without really learning anything new/gaining any new insights thats why the best podcasts are like the ones with top of the line engineers not attached to any one company, engineers like Jim Keller

[@roncruise4]

You're absolutely right. You cannot really get to know Amon and his personal views. He's always selling the company. He can't disconnect to show his personal introspective side.

[@roncruise4]

@@fug33 Amon is an engineer that moved up. Only home grown Qualcomm engineers can run Qualcomm.

[@craftmechanics6483]

I like the more technical podcasts from Lex, but lately it's been mostly people talking about aliens which gets boring too quick. Do you have recommendations of any podcasts which interview top engineers and go a little more in depth?

[@lpfigue]

Tjis was the shortest hour of my life. Every second is gold. Thanks Lex.

[@brandonyork8604]

Lex you would have so much fun talking to Linus Torvalds. He wrote the original Linux kernel and still manages the project at a senior level. That would be an amazing episode.

[@goodwill_ken]

Just 1 hour? Good to hear it but over too soon! Thank you both for doing it! Hopefully, you'll have a round 2!

[@louielinux]

This was awesome, I love the engineering interviews

[@nfhotash]

Proud of being from Feec Unicamp graduate as well as Amon was! Vamo Brasil!

[@Buck_Plankchest]

This guy is an amazing salesmen. Impressive.

[@LogioTek]

He's actually an engineer, which is preferred for a leader.

[@RR-et6zp]

@@landspide you need to be both, polymaths run stuff

[@Buck_Plankchest]

@@LogioTek Engineers can also be salesmen. They are not always mutually exclusive.

[@marcobat52]

Hi Lex I appreciate semiconductor talks like this (and Jim Keller)! I was wondering Simon Seagars recently resigned from ARM, so maybe he has some spare time to be interviewed! Keep up the good work!

[@tonym6566]

Awebo, San Diego 🤙🏽

[@roncruise4]

Amon cannot break away from his Qualcomm selling self.

[@spiral2012]

Can't imagine being a fortune 500 CEO. He lives, eats, and breathes QC. There's no way he's doing this interview if he doesn't think it would somehow benefit QC.

[@itslightanddark]

Intelligent and kind, this man obviously deserves to be the CEO of Qualcomm. I feel good knowing that his heart is behind the brain of our devices.

[@edgetech4946]

As an Engineer from Brazil working abroad, I feel deeply inspired by Amon. Thanks for the talk.

[@luckdrivenluu6429]

Man i love your podcast, you are able to bring in big names. And very powerful people. This is interesting, a very good guest and u asked very good questions.

[@velvia7880]

Will we see Snapdragon contender for Linux or Windows to the Apple M1?

[@LogioTek]

yes in 2H 2023, source: QCOM FQ2 2022 earnings conference call

[@kuchikaseya8166]

I'd love to see Lex interview Nick Land, especially as a follow up to this episode. I feel like Cristiano is (knowingly or unknowingly) dropping some accelerationist seeds with his "resistance is futile" comment.

[@danijelperisa5793]

I was excited to see that you've sat down with Mr. Amon and was looking forward to him answering some questions about their IP policy and the strongarming they use on the global marketplace, but I was left disappointed. Mr. Fridman, if you get another chance, please look into this topic and ask Mr. Amon some less comfortable questions. Thank you for your efforts in bringing us closer to the people that influence our world and our future, your podcasts are as educational at least as much as they are enjoyable! Please keep up the good work!

[@Mehlmanmedical]

Excited for this one

[@Bonerjam]

Wow these guests are absolutely HUGE. Lex you are on fire 10/10

[@tonym6566]

1:03:00 ish Only other one I can think of is Bernardo Kastrup from ASML who should definitely be a guest on here ASAP

[@fidellityfury2252]

ive missed you. Been avoiding you for a while. lol. Trying to disconnect a bit and be more immersed in books. But now im back :) you make me smile so much!

[@ambientcryptosadizane4028]

Thank you both. Really interesting talk.

[@kalkat02]

Lex is smart and compassionate

[@C_on_my_C]

I really appreciate the way you handle ads

[@donreichdedios]

Thank you Lex to your Podcasts and also to your illustrous guest. 👍

[@armourland7151]

Great smart talk value of quality time watching both of you….

[@YOGA47]

I am mobile gamer but people still play in ios device. Qualcomm can do better like more fps because ios mostly 60fps or use booster mode 25watts must have chargers connected but they build fast and not optimized sd 888 that will burn your hand and device without good cooler because other cpu gpu on android are shit MY recommendation is why not unreal Engine 5 nanite with gpu for mid to high sd 900 we dont need rtx gpu on mobile or apple will always win in mobile gameing at least epic and unity not own by Tencent

[@kithkui]

Lex: What is the consequence of the foundation of Qualcomm in the history of humanity? Luciano: How far are we from the point on which the connectivity technology is being limited only by the laws of physics? What is present for me after listening to this episode is a deep curiosity that points my awareness towards the point where we are at right now as a species. Having twitter being bought by Elon, having all this connectivity that is being deployed and available, having the opportunity for the source code of the things that command our society being open for scrutiny of every human being, it brings me hope. As we make the conscious decisions that will enable the drive of economy towards a place of good. Of trust. Of love. It makes me anxious to have so many open opportunities for my efforts to go to, and I also wonder how can I best use my time so that I can be as good as I can in what I do. And what is what I do so that this comes into my actions. That is a big question, because as Cristiano answered to one of the last questions, he strives for living in the present. That is the meaning of life. To experience it in the present. Only by that action can be aligned with purpose, and with that the capacity of being the best version of myself is unleashed. May it be as a software engineer. May it be as a barteneder. The only limit is within my experience of reality. And I'm under control of that. I'm responsible for it. Thank you Lex for the amazing work that you do. I still don't know how to fit listening to every episode that you publish in my life, but it is one of my most important goals right now. Is there any periodicity with the episodes that I can use as the means with which I organize myself? Or should I always be with time available for doing it? How would my life looked like if I was providing to each member of it and at the same I was able to make this kind of decision? Sounds quite interesting. That's where I will move to. Sounds like a good path. Thanks for reading, Oliver, you are always there.

[@drstalone]

I doubt whether the source code of this will be open to see for everybody and that will be a problem. Even worse problem is even if they are there is increasing push by big tech to not allow people to modify what they are running on the devices they paid for.

[@Dima-rj7bv]

Such a bright man! Such an inspiring conversation.

[@prasannakukade300]

Genuine Talks with best peoples who are shaping the world lex made it possible ❤

[@AytacBiber]

Enjoyed the conversation..thanks for this interview

[@andrewnicholas9079]

I remember before cell phones. Dad had a phone he kept in his car for work, it was in its own suitcase.

[@bobbyhockey93]

Thank you for bringing me all the people you bring on. Thank you for sharing your enlightenment.

[@andrewpopov3857]

Ye 🇺🇦

[@sai5576]

a deeper discussion on cpu and gpu scaling would have been great ,they are working on a M1 competitor.

[@21design_eu]

The way he talks is amazing, I wish I could work for Qualcomm 🍀 hope he will come for another interview cause this one was too short :)) (but very qualitative) I feel that he has much more to offer

[@jacekpiterow900]

LOL 14:53 "You don't need that much power to reach the tower", should be slogan for 5G deployment...

[@anandkapdi4822]

43:40 😂😂😂

[@mr.bojangles4704]

I think pure talent wise. Ronaldo El Fenomeno is the greatest. Before his injury's he was an absolute beast and still only in his early twenties. After that he still went on to win a world cup with Brazil

[@patricijahribar8183]

Great interview, learned a ton!

[@mindfulape8763]

Best guest and best host together in the same room. Thank you Lex for the wonderful conversations

[@alisonl6767]

I just adore you, sweetheart. Thank you for another interview that makes me feel better about the humans likely to have significant roles in the future - as I move into the dusk of my life. I feel safer. That is important work. Sending big love.

[@chaechong8199]

Idk? Awesome job, this show is in my top 10 for sure

[@forthehomies7043]

I absolutely loved this, Lex and Cristiano!

[@user-zl4fp3ml4e]

Suggestions for future guests: David Cox from Harvard, Ed Boyden from MIT and György Buzsáki from NYU.

[@Ottee2]

Good talk, thanks.

[@octobeastX]

cracking interview. loved it

[@andrewpopov3857]

🇺🇦

[@pasanperera8235]

Finally a technical podcast!

[@Richard_DS]

40:24 Edge Computing Makes me think of the "Outer Rim Territories" of Star Wars, and the Borderline Personality, that lives half in reality, and half in the fantasy that sprouts from reality; what kind of sandwitch? lol Truly the future, and way to bring everyone together. Thanks for sharing.

[@CrossedChaos]

13:02 Was there a non-matching cut here?

[@aokay720]

thanks for asking the hard questions

[@kwanelevilakati]

@Lex Please try to do an interview with Robert Pera. Great interview.

[@tbpp6553]

9:45 Quite technical, will need to look multiple times

[@garthfarkley]

Fascinating.

[@dariocardajoli6831]

Was good seeing lex with his creator , he probably tweaked a few weights and biases in lex's brain before recording this because lex was mind bogglingnly enough even more of a great host for a great guest, especially for me given my recently born interest in FPGAs. amazing content as always

[@sams8502]

Lex gets the smartest people on his podcast, it’s wild

[@entertained3726]

Thanks y’all

[@worgenzwithm14z]

Japan squaddddddd also Lex throwing shade at them for not shipping his robot was funny 🤣

[@SevenRiderAirForce]

I'm surprised he openly said he was happy about the sanctions against Huawei helping his company.

[@MrAB-fo7zk]

Love you lex :)

[@jesseholliday3480]

Qual a senha do wi-fi por favor?

[@fidellityfury2252]

Thank you

[@dhyeyy]

this is amazing pod for tech peps

[@jwags24]

This was great!

[@user-hz1oy6ni6kpaparovits]

Lex im a great fun of you you are great .and congratulation on your podcast s you have excellent subjects . I would ask you a favour if it s possible of course .i would like to ask you if its possibble to add and greek subs to in the videos if it can happen of course .i struggle to understand 100 percent all the videos beacuse of the lauguage. God bless you keep doing great job .

[@loveistheonlything3626]

Lex, you are absolutely killing it! Among my favorite podcasts along with Joe and Aubrey Marcus.

[@bryanguilford5807]

Yes Joe's is the best then Lex. Aubrey's is great, Duncan Trussell has some good people on too.

[@drmindriot]

fascinating !

[@shivshaktisharma8033]

Good one

[@yaghiyahbrenner8902]

would have been interesting to hear about he's view on the Raspberry Pi.

[@vacuummorph]

Amazing.

[@timealchemist7508]

Let’s see if the axiom holds: The length of the video is directly proportional to the quality of the content.

[@fulhamwestbrom222]

started to pay money recently as i felt i owed these a few youtube channels like yours alot! and this video is good as well.. was listening to abit of roger penrose yesterday also.. and it was good but difficult topic!

[@teslanewstonight]

Everyone, give it your best today. Lex Fridman community love!! 🤖🧡

[@vincentvaudelle7772]

You should have a talk with Scott Bibaud, Atomera's CEO. They are going to help make Cristiano's dreams possible!

[@mgenthbjpafa6413]

Threads around Qualcomm demystified, who doesn't love Snapdragon, since 800/801...🙏✨

[@leonardog27]

Qualcomm is now one of the major suppliers of the China Smartphones one of it where I am writing this comment to support KZbin algorithm to recommend me more Lex Fridman videos

[@Sator69]

"Resistance is futile"... wasn't that the bad guys?

[@fredriks5090]

Ohm my guy.

[@antonchigurh8102]

Please do an episode with Dr. Todd Grande.

[@ss4johnny]

Cristiano did a good job. Would have been nice if you could have asked him about Huawei.

[@deemahdee]

Please interview Dr. Alexander Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies.

[@asdc79]

Please consider having Author Michael Shellenberger on your show as a guest! His insight into Nuclear energy, climate change and Progressive Political Dogma is enlightening!

[@depotmsa2362]

very cool

[@robertwolfe9934]

Great interview! I noticed after the question about the biggest pain in the butt that part of the answer was edited out just after 13:00 mark. I would like to think the answer is Apple's continual hounding against Qualcomm regarding patents, but I can appreciate keeping the lawyers happy lol. Again, what a great conversation!

[@emmanueloluga9770]

Actually that’s not the case lol. The real pain is the actual Telco industry itself lol. They are aggressively lobbying against each other.

[@AHofmann25]

Lex please interview Alex Karp from Palantir!!!

[@IceColdProfessional]

Senior engineers rock!

[@HigherClimber]

Built some verizon sub six adds this winter here in STL whoop!

[@MaxxG94]

Yo! That’s what’s up Qualcomm embedded software engineer here

[@Jdjsksjdhdj]

Lex Fridman is the shit and i really dont think he is a shill.

[@slayercake1]

Love IT

[@slayercake1]

Thank you

[@dillirajbashyal2303]

Intro/extro vert is relative🤔 isn't?

[@fettuccinerecords]

Great 👍

[@JiiruKoga]

No talk about the biggest future tech Qualcomm XR 2 processor?

[@utubekullanicisi]

You guys were talking about how Qualcomm would compete with Apple/Intel/AMD/Nvidia in the laptop space but then you guys switched the topic to autonomous cars and how would Qualcomm like to be remembered in the future lol.