Google and Intel deepen AI infrastructure partnership

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Google Cloud and Intel have expanded their multi-year partnership to co-develop custom AI processors and utilize Intel Xeon chips for cloud infrastructure.

Summary

Google Cloud and Intel have announced an expanded, multi-year partnership centered on AI infrastructure development. Google will continue integrating Intel’s Xeon processors, including the new Xeon 6 chips, for cloud, AI, and inference tasks. Furthermore, the companies are extending their 2021 collaboration on custom ASIC-based infrastructure processing units (IPUs) to offload data center tasks from CPUs, addressing the critical industry need for balanced, efficient AI systems.

(Source:TechCrunch)