# EP 156: Evolving Dynamics of AI Infrastructure, Open Source Agents, Meta's ASIC Roadmap

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Podcast: [The Circuit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-circuit-5928182)
Published: 2026-03-16T16:24:09+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of The Circuit , hosts Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg dive into NVIDIA’s strategic positioning within the AI infrastructure stack, colloquially referred to as a "five-layer cake". They dissect NVIDIA’s recent push into open-source models, comparing it to Intel’s historical dominance through Linux optimizations, while questioning the true intent behind NVIDIA’s $26 billion "investment" in open-source R&D. The conversation shifts to the rapidly evolving world of "agentic orchestration," where AI agents collaborate across different models to maximize efficiency and token spend. Finally, the duo explores the broader hardware ecosystem, including Meta’s ambitious six-month silicon cadence and the supply chain "masters" who hold leverage in a world defined by compute constraints.

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