SambaNova Launches New AI Chip Aimed at Larger Enterprise Models

SambaNova Systems announced a new AI chip, SN40L, designed for higher quality AI models at lower cost.
SN40L can run models more than twice as large as ChatGPT, aimed at enterprise use cases with different needs.
Security, accuracy, and privacy must be designed differently for enterprise AI uses versus consumer apps.
Nvidia dominates AI chips market, but supply issues opened door for SambaNova, Intel, AMD, others.
SN40L uses advanced memory to run 5 trillion parameter models without sacrificing accuracy.

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SambaNova Launches New AI Chip Aimed at Larger Enterprise Models

SambaNova Systems announced a new AI chip, SN40L, designed for higher quality AI models at lower cost.
SN40L can run models more than twice as large as ChatGPT, aimed at enterprise use cases with different needs.
Security, accuracy, and privacy must be designed differently for enterprise AI uses versus consumer apps.
Nvidia dominates AI chips market, but supply issues opened door for SambaNova, Intel, AMD, others.
SN40L uses advanced memory to run 5 trillion parameter models without sacrificing accuracy.