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Re:AlphaChip transformed computer chip design by ur-whale on Friday September 27, 2024 @06:08PM (#41676023)
Seems to me the article is claiming a lot of things, but is very light on actual comparisons that matter to you and me, namely: how does one of those fabled AI-designed chop compare to their competition ?

For example, how much better are these latest gen TPU's when compared to NVidia's equivalent offering ?

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Re:AlphaChip transformed computer chip design by gabegobblegoldi on Thursday October 03, 2024 @01:51AM (#41727699)
Good question. I thought the tpus were a way for Google to apply pricing pressure to nvidia by having an alternative. They are not particularly better (it’s hard to get utilization), and I believe Google continues to be a big buyer of nvidia chips.
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