The race to invest in high-end AI chips | DW Business

By DW News, featuring Chris Miller (Miller is an Associate Professor of International History at The Fletcher School, and author of Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology)

They are tiny, they are mighty – and they power the modern world. Computer chips run everything from our smartphones to our dishwashers. Over the years they’ve become ever more powerful – and today, it is their potential to steer Artificial Intelligence that is generating the most attention. But there’s a problem. Producing these super advanced chips is extremely expensive. And that is why Sam Altman – the founder of Open AI – that’s the company behind Chat GPT – is calling for a $7 trillion investment in the industry. DW Business speaks to Chris Miller, Associate Professor of International History at The Fletcher School and the author of a book called “Chip War.”

(See full discussion here.)

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