(Weekly Digest) Microsoft's Secret AI Chip, Elon Musk Threatens Lawsuit, Google Boosting Bard
Another busy week in AI. Let's see what happened.
In today’s edition:
📟 Microsoft Creating Covert AI Chips to Compete with Nvidia's Dominance
⚖️ Elon Musk Claims Microsoft Illegally Used Twitter Data for AI Training
👨💻 Google Enables Bard to Generate and Troubleshoot Code
👾 Let’s start 👾
📟 Secret AI Chip Project by Microsoft Aims to Rival Nvidia's Dominance
According to a report from The Information, Microsoft has been secretly developing its own AI chips since 2019. The chips are intended to facilitate training for large language models, allowing the tech giant to circumvent its current reliance on Nvidia and the expensive costs associated with their AI server chips.
Currently, Nvidia is the principal supplier of AI server chips, with a growing number of businesses scrambling to acquire them. The estimation is that more than 30,000 of Nvidia's A100 GPUs will be required for ChatGPT's commercialization by OpenAI. The latest H100 GPUs from Nvidia are fetching over $40,000 on eBay, which underscores the demand for high-end chips that can aid in the deployment of AI software.
Maybe this should remind you of something…
People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware
- Alan Kay, 1982
⚖️ Twitter vs. Microsoft: Elon Musk Threatens Lawsuit Over Alleged Misuse of User Data
Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, issued a warning of legal action against Microsoft on Wednesday, alleging that the software company had unlawfully utilized Twitter's data to train its artificial intelligence model.
Musk's warning, which was conveyed through a tweet, was prompted by reports from several publications, including Mashable, indicating that Microsoft planned to remove Twitter from its advertising platform, a tool that facilitates ad buyers to manage multiple social media accounts from a single platform.
👨💻 Google Empowers Bard to Create and Debug Code
Google's Bard chatbot has added a new feature to assist users with programming tasks. Responding to user feedback, the tech giant has equipped Bard with the ability to generate, debug, and explain code. Bard is now proficient in 20 programming languages, including C++, Java, JavaScript, and Python, and is integrated with other Google products. It can export code to Colab, Google's cloud-based Python notebook environment, and help users create functions for Sheets.
In addition to generating code, Bard can now provide explanations for code snippets, making it an especially helpful tool for beginners in programming. This feature enables users to understand why a particular block produces a certain output. Furthermore, Bard is also equipped to help debug code that isn't performing as expected.