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Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Apple to specialize in AI inference chips for servers Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 18:40:32 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 63 Message-ID: <v1jmte$uhri$1@dont-email.me> References: <R89%N.84266$Fmd1.55243@fx13.iad> <v1jci7$2omt$1@solani.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 01:40:32 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="ffb106865b908ad92cd57b62f0bdcf3f"; logging-data="1001330"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18QpMRvnJVcnGqTO/Okx3g0aJ39j6XDTGM=" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:91.0) Gecko/20100101 SeaMonkey/2.53.18.2 Cancel-Lock: sha1:OyS+mXKI8PGrNPW5/j3QGY3VgT4= In-Reply-To: <v1jci7$2omt$1@solani.org> Bytes: 3626 badgolferman wrote: > 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? > Naturally it wouldn't work with anything but apple hardware :) But maybe it will get more traction than the famous apple car did.