The move targets neoclouds, emerging AI-focused cloud providers, as Google looks to reduce dependence on Nvidia’s GPU ecosystem, according to The Information.
Google is expanding commercial use of its in-house tensor processing units, or TPUs, by planning to sell the chips to neoclouds, emerging cloud providers centered on AI computing. The effort, reported by The Information, marks a push to compete more directly with Nvidia in AI chips and to lessen reliance on Nvidia’s GPU ecosystem, which has become a key layer of AI infrastructure.