Posted 3/25/2024, 11:23:22 AM
Tech Giants Form UXL Consortium to Challenge Nvidia's Dominance in AI Chips and Software
- A coalition including Qualcomm, Google, and Intel aims to loosen Nvidia's grip on AI software to make it easier for developers to use different chips
- The UXL Foundation consortium plans to build open-source software and tools that can power different AI accelerator chips
- UXL's goal is to create an open ecosystem and promote choice in AI hardware and frameworks
- The project builds on Intel's OneAPI technology and aims to have mature specifications by end of 2023
- Nearly 100 startups have raised over $4 billion trying to challenge Nvidia's dominance, seeing an opening in its software reliance