GOOGLE SPEEDS UP THE GLOBAL AI INFRASTRUCTURE COMPETITION WITH THE AI CHIPS

THE HEAD OF GOOGLEAI INFRASTRUCTURE INDICATED ON WEDNESDAY THAT GOOGLE WAS ACCELERATING THE DEVELOPMENT AND ROLL-OUT OF CUSTOMIZED CHIPS, CHANGING THE CYCLE OF EACH GENERATION OF CHIPS FROM TWO YEARS TO TWO CHIPS PER YEAR, OR EVEN MORE, TO MAINTAIN ITS LEAD IN THE AI COMPETITION. AS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ON GLOBAL DATA CENTRES CONTINUES TO GROW, THE AI ACCELERATOR IS BECOMING AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT. KIM XIAN