David Patterson

Dec 10, 2024 | almendron.com | David Patterson

People are reacting with both fascination and fear to the rapid deployment of artificial intelligence (AI). Some see the next era of humanity and others, imminent dangers. Without visibility into how AI is being developed and brought into their lives, people just aren’t equipped to navigate the rapidly evolving landscape.

Oct 10, 2024 | cacm.acm.org | David Patterson |Sam Greengard |Alex Williams |Logan Kugler

I started my career at Hughes Aircraft in 1972 while working on my Ph.D. at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). After designing airborne computers for four years, I graduated and then taught and did systems research at UC Berkeley for the next 40. Since 2016, I’ve helped Google with hardware that accelerates artificial intelligence (AI). At the end of my technical talks, I often share my life story and what I’ve learned from my half-century in computing.

May 6, 2024 | tribdem.com | David Patterson

We are told that democracy is at stake in November. Democracy literally means rule by the people. The party claiming democracy will be lost by voting Republican in turn does the most to suppress democracy and division with its own policies. We’re told what to drive by elevating the price of gas and demanding electric vehicle purchases. Let’s make a law that no gas flows out of this country unless our gas is below $2.35 a gallon. Own a gas stove? Hold on, they want them gone.

Nov 2, 2023 | dallasexpress.com | David Patterson

The word Hamas has been all over the media. Protesters everywhere have declared their support of the murderous terrorists, denying the truth of the photos that Hamas themselves have posted. Hamas has earned its notoriety not through its “fight for freedom” but through acts of mind-numbing horror and evil. Many have heard their name, but few know much about their genealogy, ideology, and aims. It begins with the Nazis. Yes, the Nazis.

Mar 29, 2023 | heritage.org | David Patterson

October 19, 1995 30 min read Download Report David Patterson Policy Analyst ... In a Heritage Foundation lecture titled "The Fraud of Multiculturalism," Russell Kirk noted that "cultural restoration, like charity, begins at home." And he was quite right. For cultural restoration entails the restoration of what is most high, most dear, most enduring. And the ground for all such things is the home.