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AI & Enterprise
Microsoft AI chief says AI limits still far off, computing power to jump 1,000-fold by 2028
Mustafa Suleyman, chief executive of Microsoft’s AI group, said AI development is unlikely to hit limits any time soon, citing a surge in computing capacity. He wrote that compute used to train leading models has expanded sharply since 2010 and that gains come from chips, memory, networking and software efficiency. He said training times have fallen dramatically and forecast effective computing could rise 1,000-fold by 2028, while power remains a key constraint.
Industry
Nvidia rivals emerge as AI chip dominance war heats up
Nvidia remains the dominant player in the artificial intelligence chip market, but a growing number of challengers are emerging from Big Tech, startups and established semiconductor companies. Business Insider reported that Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta are expanding in-house chip efforts and related partnerships. Startups such as Groq, Cerebras, SambaNova and Tenstorrent are gaining visibility through investment and cooperation. China, led by Huawei, is also pushing self-reliance, while AMD, Intel and Broadcom are stepping up competition.
AI & Enterprise
Microsoft unveils second-generation Maia 200 AI chip for cloud expansion
Microsoft has unveiled its Maia 200 AI chip, CNBC reported on Monday. The company plans to use the second-generation chip to secure cloud customers and respond to demand from AI model developers. Maia 200 offers 30 percent better performance than the previous model and uses Ethernet-based connections instead of Nvidia InfiniBand. Microsoft will deploy it in data centres to reduce power consumption and maximise AI computing efficiency. It will not sell the chip directly.