Intel Bets on AI With New Chips and Software Spinoff Articul8
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Intel is incorporating AI capabilities into its PC, server, and accelerator chips to enable efficient local AI workloads. This provides cost and performance benefits over GPUs.
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Intel launched an independent AI software company, Articul8, with its own generative AI platform optimized for Intel hardware. This targets enterprise AI adoption.
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Articul8's platform prioritizes security and privacy for regulated industries. Intel maintains an equity stake in the company.
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The Articul8 spin-off follows Intel's strategy of seeking outside investment for non-core businesses, like Mobileye and its programmable solutions group.
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Though not growing as fast as Nvidia in AI, Intel has multiple ways to benefit from AI adoption through its hardware and software plays.