AMD buys chip startup that hardwires AI models into its silicon
AMD is acquiring Canadian startup Taalas, which hardwires AI models directly into its silicon to serve data-center AI workloads. Taalas' current chip runs a small version of Meta's Llama 3.1, and the company is working on chips for larger models.
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