Microsoft and AMD to build AI chips

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What do software giants like Meta and Google have in common with pharmaceutical powerhouse Moderna and food manufacturing titan Kraft?

The answer is AI. There have been more than 1000 mentions of AI on the earning calls of S&P500 companies this quarter, according to Bloomberg.

Moving on, here’s what we have for you today:

📰 News: Microsoft partners with AMD to build AI chips.

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🧠 Learn: Insights from Google’s leaked memo on AI, build chatbots using open-source framework.

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Microsoft partners with AMD to build AI chips

What: Microsoft is joining forces with AMD to challenge Nvidia's dominance in the GPU market.

Nvidia currently holds astonishing 95% share of the GPU market for AI, primarily because of the CUDA software libraries for AI, superior GPUs with AI-accelerating Tensor cores.

Why it matters: Microsoft took a massive lead in building cloud network for training and deployment of AI models. It currently operates “tens of thousands” of GPUs, including the top of the line H100 chips from Nvidia that retails for $40,000 a piece!

But this is very expensive to operate and expand as more businesses shift to using AI in cloud.

To combat this, Microsoft has been developing a new chip under the codename "Athena" since 2019, with close to $2 billion invested in the project.

The new partnership with AMD could lead to significant disruption and innovation in the AI chip market and challenge Nvidia’s position.

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