Microsoft may potentially be developing its own Artificial Intelligence (AI) chips to train larger language models and reduce its reliance on graphics card maker Nvidia in order to reduce costs. Reports from The Verge claim that since 2019, Microsoft has quietly been working on these chips and are currently being tested by both Microsoft and OpenAI employees for the most recent language models, as well as GPT-4, according to The Information.
Nvidia has become the leading supplier of AI server chips, with companies rushed to acquire them; estimates have stated that OpenAI will require over 30,000 A100 GPUs for the commercialization of their ChatGPT product. To cope with the increasing demand, Microsoft is investigating the possibility of an internal development to reduce costs on their already-established AI initiatives.
Microsoft has a roadmap for these chips – codenamed Athena – which include a potential future generations. Additionally, they have announced the addition of AI-powered Bing capabilities to the SwiftKey app on iOS and Android. This new addition allows users to chat with a chatbot directly from the keyboard, as well as search the web without having to switch between different apps.
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The person mentioned in this article is Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft. He has been associated with Microsoft since 1992, when he joined the company as a VP in their R&D division. Prior to becoming CEO in 2014, Nadella held various positions at Microsoft, ranging from Vice President of Bing search platform to Executive Vice President of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise application. Under his leadership, Microsoft has transitioned to become the leading cloud computing provider and has seen record growth in its Office 365 and Azure businesses.
