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Meta begins testing its first AI training chip to challenge Nvidia

The Facebook owner is testing its first in-house chip for training artificial intelligence systems, a key milestone as it moves to reduce reliance on external suppliers.

Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login Facebook owner Meta is testing its first in-house chip for training artificial intelligence systems, a key milestone as it moves to design more of its own custom silicon and reduce reliance on external suppliers such as Nvidia, two sources told Reuters. The world’s biggest social media company has begun a small deployment of the chip and plans to ramp up production for wide-scale use if the test goes well, the sources said.

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