Microsoft may debut its first AI chip at Ignite 2023 to mitigate cost

[Windows Central]

A new report suggests that Microsoft could be getting ready to unveil its first AI chip during its annual developer conference, Ignite 2023. Until now, the company has depended on NVIDIA for GPUs, but the arrangement has proven unsatisfactory due to the high demand for the component, ultimately affecting its advances in the technology and profitability.

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[fdruid]

Man, honestly, why is everyone using GPUs for other uses than graphic displays? Just build cheaper dedicated coprocessor chips and use it for that. Microsoft is doing the right thing, but out of Nvidia's inability to supply the gaming industry, that awful crypto mining thing, and now AI servers? Feels absolutely wrong.