TPU
Also known as tensor processing unit
A TPU is a chip designed specifically for machine learning workloads, built by an operator for use in its own data centres rather than sold as a general component.
Why It Matters
Custom silicon is how the largest cloud operators try to reduce their dependence on a single chip supplier and lower the unit cost of serving AI.
Related Terms
- GPUA GPU is a processor built to perform many calculations in parallel. Designed for graphics, it turned out to suit the mathematics of neural networks, and it is the workhorse of AI training and inference.
- AI ComputeAI compute is the processing capacity used to train and run AI models, measured in chips, cluster hours or the cost of the calculations performed.
- Compute AdvantageA compute advantage is secured access to processing capacity at a scale or price competitors cannot match, through owned facilities, long-term supply contracts or custom chips.
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