Microsoft is working on its own AI chip, with which it wants to overcome the dependency of such chips on NVIDIA.
Competition for NVIDIA; Image: The Indian Express
According to a report from "The Information", Microsoft is developing its own AI chip to cut costs. It is also intended to reduce dependence on chips manufactured by NVIDIA. Microsoft has been quietly working on such a chip since 2019, the report said.
The demand for graphics cards has increased sharply in recent months. To enable the commercialization of ChatGPT, OpenAI needs more than 30,000 A100 graphics cards from NVIDIA. Such a graphics card is available from 10'000$. Therefore, Microsoft will also sell OpenAI the chips - possibly at a lower price.
According to the report from "The Information", Microsoft is planning more AI chips in the future to remain competitive in the long term. A roadmap has already been developed for future chips generations.
