Microsoft's Project Athena: Stepping Up the AI Chip Game Taking on Nvidia: Microsoft's Ambitious AI Chip Project In an effort to reduce reliance on Nvidia's products, Microsoft is accelerating the development of its own AI chip. Known internally as Project Athena, the chips have been in the works since 2019 and are built on TSMC's five-nanometer process. Select Employees Begin Testing the AI Chips Microsoft and OpenAI employees have already gained access to the new AI chips for testing with large language models (LLMs). The technology giant is looking to fully launch these chips as early as next year. A New Rival for Nvidia's High-Level AI Chips? While it remains to be seen whether Microsoft's AI chips will truly rival Nvidia's offerings, the mere presence of competition could push the industry forward. LLMs require tens of thousands of GPUs, and with Nvidia H100s selling for over forty thousand dollars on eBay, Microsoft could save a significant amount by
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