AMD buys chip startup that hardwires AI models into its silicon
Taalas' current chip runs a small version of Meta's Llama 3.1, though the company is working on chips for bigger and more advanced models.
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AMD buys chip startup that hardwires AI models into its silicon
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AMD has acquired Taalas, an AI chip startup that creates specialized silicon with hardwired AI models etched directly into the hardware. Taalas's current chip runs a compact version of Meta's Llama 3.1 model, with the company developing versions for larger and more advanced models. Early demonstrations show the model-specific integrated circuits achieving inference speeds of up to 17,000 tokens per second.
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AMD acquires AI chip startup Taalas to boost inference performance by etching models into silicon
Early tech demos show model-specific integrated circuits churning out up to 17,000 tokens a second
