#computer chips

#computer chips

Nvidia's founder and CEO, Jensen Huang's wealth has soared due to the company's success in AI technology and its market dominance in producing high-performance computer chips. [ more ]

The global race to develop powerful computer chips for AI has significant implications for global politics and security.

The US is leading in chip design, but manufacturing is mostly in Taiwan; China is investing heavily to catch up in chip production. [ more ]

The Biden administration is investing $5 billion in the National Semiconductor Technology Center.

The center will support the research and development of advanced computer chips and also train specialized workers for the chip industry. [ more ]

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seeking to raise trillions of dollars to jumpstart global production of high-powered computer chips for AI.

As much as $5 trillion to $7 trillion could be needed for the project, which would involve ramping up chip production and addressing energy requirements.

Altman has engaged in talks with potential investors, including government officials from the United Arab Emirates. [ more ]

The UK government has announced over £25 million in funding for scientists working on computer chips for AI and net zero technology.

The funding aims to position the UK as a hub of global innovation in the semiconductor industry and support the development of breakthrough technologies. [ more ]

Researchers are exploring ways to encode rules governing the training and deployment of AI algorithms directly into computer chips.

This approach could prevent rogue nations or irresponsible companies from developing dangerous AI.

Using trusted components in chips or etching new ones could limit access to computing power and require licenses for the deployment of powerful AI systems. [ more ]