Microsoft is heavily investing in developing their own purpose-built AI chip, dubbed Athena, to join the ranks of Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Tencent, and Alibaba. With 300 engineers and a multi-generational roadmap, Microsoft hopes to replicate Apple's success in having a vertical stack for AI. Utilizing its own platforms such as ChatGPT, M365, Bing, GitHub, and Azure, Microsoft is creating a powerful supercomputer amidst the hefty bill of billions of dollars in investments.
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