Microsoft develops its own AI chips
Microsoft is underpinning its artificial intelligence ambitions by developing its own chips for such software. The software giant could thus become more independent of the semiconductor market and at the same time better adapt devices to its AI programs. The chip, called Maia 100, is intended to make the creation of AI content more efficient, among other things, as Microsoft announced on Wednesday. It will be available to Microsoft customers in the company's data centers from next year.
A second chip developed at Microsoft, which is intended for general tasks in data centers, will also be introduced at that time. This processor, called Cobalt 100, runs on architectures from the chip designer Arm, which are also found in practically all smartphones.
Microsoft is focusing heavily on artificial intelligence and has entered into a multi-billion dollar pact with ChatGPT inventor OpenAI to incorporate its technology into its own products. When it comes to chips for applications with artificial intelligence, systems from semiconductor specialist Nvidia are currently the measure of all things, which is leading to increased demand for them.
Microsoft's AI-focused software can benefit significantly from the efficiency improvements brought by the Maia 100 and the Cobalt 100 chips, both designed for AI tasks on the computer. With the availability of these in-house chips on the Internet, Microsoft's software might outperform its competitors in the AI domain.
Source: www.dpa.com
