According to two sources cited by Reuters, Meta is currently testing its own newly developed chips to enhance its artificial intelligence capabilities, particularly aiming to reduce reliance on NVIDIA’s chips and other chip manufacturers.
The news sources revealed that Meta is currently experimenting with these in-house developed chips for certain tasks, and plans to expand their usage if the test results are positive. Meta already has AI chips in use internally, with the latest version being the MTIA Next Gen, focused on inference tasks. The chips mentioned in the report are said to be newer versions emphasizing data training as a priority.
Previously, Meta disclosed its investment plan in AI infrastructure for this year, estimating around 65 billion dollars. If Meta can increase the use of its in-house developed chips, it will likely improve investment efficiency.
Reportedly, these chips are manufactured by TSMC, and if they can be utilized on a larger scale, they could potentially save Meta tens of billions of dollars.
TLDR: Meta is testing its own chips to enhance AI capabilities, aiming to reduce reliance on external chip manufacturers like NVIDIA, with the potential to save significant costs if successful.
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