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Subject: Re: Apple to specialize in AI inference chips for servers
Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 20:43:51 -0000 (UTC)
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Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
> 
> Article doesn't indicate that these chips will be available for other 
> companies to use.
> 
> 
> Apple working on AI chips for data centers, WSJ reports
> By Reuters
> 
> ( 
> https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-working-ai-chips-data-centers-wsj-reports-2024-05-07/
> 
> )
> 
> May 6 (Reuters) - Apple is developing its own chip to run artificial 
> intelligence software in data centers, the Wall Street Journal reported 
> on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
> 
> The project, internally codenamed as Project ACDC (Apple Chips in Data 
> Center), aims to leverage Apple's chip design expertise for its server 
> infrastructure, the report said.
> 
> Apple, whose shares were 1% higher before the bell on Tuesday, did not 
> respond to a Reuters request for comment.
> 
> The company has emerged as a major chip designer in recent years, thanks 
> to the success of its semiconductors that are used in the iPhone, iPads 
> and Mac laptops.
> 
> Apple's server chip will likely be focused on running AI models, also 
> known as inference, rather than in training AI models, where Nvidia is 
> dominant, the WSJ report said.
> 
> Amid growing pressure due to a slow roll out of AI services, CEO Tim 
> Cook had last week signaled that Apple plans to unveil a raft of 
> features powered by the technology in the coming months.
> 
> "We continue to feel very bullish about our opportunity in generative AI 
> and we're making significant investments," Cook told Reuters last week.
> 
> The company plans to hold a virtual event on Tuesday where it is 
> expected to showcase new iPad models, some of which could come with a 
> new chip aimed at speeding up AI tasks carried out on the devices.
> 
> Project ACDC has been in the works for several years and it is uncertain 
> when the new chip will be unveiled, if ever, the WSJ report said.
> 
> Apple has been closely working with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 
> Co to design and initiate production of such chips and that it remains 
> uncertain whether both companies have yielded a definitive result, the 
> report said.
> 

Will it work only with Apple hardware and services or will it be useful in
other platforms too?