US EditionTesla to Streamline Its AI Chip Design Work, Musk Says
NEW YORK, AUG 8 – Tesla ends its Dojo supercomputer project due to technical and cost challenges and shifts focus to AI5 and AI6 chips made by external partners like Nvidia, AMD, and Samsung.
- Tesla is winding down its Dojo supercomputer project by dissolving the dedicated team and reallocating staff to focus on developing the AI5 and AI6 chip platforms.
- Elon Musk explained that dividing resources between two different AI chip designs is inefficient, prompting a strategic pivot toward convergence on a single AI chip.
- Last month, Tesla finalized a $16.5 billion agreement with Samsung to manufacture its upcoming AI6 chips at a new facility in Texas, while also increasing its reliance on Nvidia and AMD for AI training hardware.
- Musk indicated that Tesla’s AI5, AI6, and future chip versions will perform exceptionally well for inference tasks and be reasonably capable for training, with the company concentrating all its efforts on these hardware platforms.
- This shift ends Tesla’s ambition to build a custom training supercomputer but streamlines its AI chip strategy to enhance product deployment and maintain competitive edge.
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