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Microsoft announced it will primarily rely on its third-generation Maia AI accelerator to process incoming requests, a shift from its previous heavy dependence on Nvidia graphics processing units.
The company aims to bolster its artificial intelligence stack by integrating this homegrown silicon into its Azure cloud infrastructure and services like Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Microsoft has long used Nvidia GPUs as the standard for AI workloads, filling its existing data centers and assisting in the training of models from OpenAI and Anthropic.
However, the software giant is now expanding its reliance on in-house chips to meet unrelenting demand for advanced processors.
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