The company said it will offer TPU chips (artificial intelligence accelerators) to selected buyers, a move tied to stronger demand for AI infrastructure.
Shares of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, moved higher after the company announced plans to sell TPU chips (artificial intelligence accelerators) to select customers. The announcement links directly to rising demand for artificial intelligence computing infrastructure, where specialized processors are used to train and run advanced models. TPU chips are Google’s custom hardware for machine learning workloads, and opening them to outside customers signals a broader commercial push in the fast-growing AI market.