Meta begins testing its first in-house AI training chip

Exclusive-Meta Begins Testing Its First In-House AI Training Chip
NEW YORK (Reuters) - 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 like Nvidia, two sources told Reuters.
Meta is testing its first AI training chip.
The custom chip is designed to train Meta’s artificial intelligence systems and reduce the company’s dependency on third-party suppliers like Nvidia, with Meta aiming to use its own in-house chips by 2026.
Meta is testing in-house AI chips to reduce reliance on NVIDIA
Any setbacks in new chips meant that companies were forced to use older chips, which might not sit well with customers. Perhaps the AI industry is learning from this, because, according to a report from Reuters,
Meta Is Ready to Rock Nvidia’s Boat With Its In-House AI Chip
The push to develop in-house chips is part of a long-term plan at Meta to bring down its mammoth infrastructure costs as the company places expensive bets on AI tools to drive growth. Meta, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp,
Meta tests first in-house AI training chip, produced by TSMC, to cut reliance on Nvidia
The Facebook owner is currently one of Nvidia’s biggest customers, amassing an arsenal of GPUs to train AI models.
Meta starts testing self-developed AI training chip - report
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) is testing its first self-developed chip to train AI systems, Reuters reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Meta — which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — has started a small deployment of the chip and intends to increase production for wide-scale use if the test goes well,
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