TechnologyPhoto: HT WorldSilicon Valley Faces Intense Battle for AI Computing Power
Google paid $2.7 billion in 2024 to bring back AI researcher Noam Shazeer to work on its Gemini AI project, but computing resources remained limited. Shazeer left for OpenAI after Google cut his team's allocation. The AI industry's demand for computing power is causing fierce competition, new alliances like Elon Musk and Dario Amodei's collaboration, and venture capital firms promoting AI chip access to attract startups.
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