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AI accelerator

What does “AI accelerator” mean?

AI accelerator: The umbrella term for any chip designed or tuned to speed up AI calculations. GPUs, TPUs, NPUs and various custom chips from cloud providers and startups all fall under it. They trade general flexibility for much higher speed and efficiency on neural-network math.

AI accelerator visual guide: The umbrella term for any chip designed or tuned to speed up AI calculations. GPUs, TPUs, NPUs and various custom chips from cloud providers and startups all fall under it. They trade general flexibility for much higher speed and efficiency on neural-network math.
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What is an example of “AI accelerator”?

Cloud companies increasingly design their own accelerators to reduce dependence on a single chip supplier.

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