Posted 4/9/2024, 8:47:00 PM
Google unveils new Axion AI chip to challenge Nvidia and Intel in booming AI hardware market
- Google announced a new AI chip, Axion, to handle large amounts of data for AI models and reduce reliance on companies like Nvidia and Intel
- Axion chips are 30% more efficient than comparable Arm chips and will be available through Google Cloud later this year
- Google sees the move as expanding the AI chip market, but it puts them in competition with partners Nvidia and Intel
- The announcement comes as Nvidia and Intel race to release their own updated AI chips - Nvidia H100 and Intel Gaudi 3
- The moves by Google, Nvidia and Intel aim to capitalize on booming demand for AI chips to power large language models like ChatGPT