How a Niche Technology Became a Choke Point for A.I.

kept by eddie jun 30

Advanced chip packaging, critical for AI computing power, has increased US reliance on Taiwan, with political decisions affecting development efforts.

OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom
OpenAI unveiled its first custom inference chip, Jalapeño, designed with Broadcom and assisted by OpenAI's own models, claiming better performance-per-watt.
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Jeremy Mikkola - AI Thoughts
The article outlines potential downsides and limitations of AI development, including model stagnation, chip shortages, and cheap models, while also predicting advances like robot models and continual learning.
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