Source: CNBC
Summary
Amazon Web Services (AWS) gave CNBC a private tour of its chip lab, showcasing advancements in AI hardware. The tour comes after Amazon’s $50 billion investment in OpenAI. AWS is developing custom chips to improve performance and efficiency for AI workloads. The lab is working on multiple projects, including a new chip called “Nitro.” According to AWS, the Nitro chip will provide a significant boost to AI performance.
Our Reading
The launch follows a familiar script.
AWS is making custom chips for AI, because that’s exactly what everyone else is doing. The Nitro chip is the latest “breakthrough” in a long line of “innovations” that promise to turbocharge AI performance. Because what’s AI without a little hype? The $50 billion investment in OpenAI is just the cherry on top of this predictable announcement. And let’s be real, “Nitro” sounds like a rebranding of “Turbo” from the 90s.
Author: Evan Null
