Microsoft announces powerful new chip for AI inference | TechCrunch

Key Takeaways

• Microsoft has announced the launch of its latest chip, the Maia 200, which the company describes as a silicon workhorse designed for scaling AI inference.
• The 200, which follows the company’s Maia 100 released in 2023 , has been technically outfitted to run powerful AI models at faster speeds and with more efficiency, the company has said.
• Maia comes equipped with over 100 billion transistor.