The World’s Largest AI Processor with Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman
No Priors: Artificial Intelligence | Technology | Startups
Balancing Specialization in Semiconductor Layer
The level of specialization in the semiconductor layer is a crucial consideration in computer architecture. Deciding what to make special versus general, and understanding what tasks the system is good at, are key questions. Specialized circuitry for specific tasks incurs costs and trade-offs, as unused circuitry consumes power and space. The decision to have different chipsets for training and inference will likely continue, with a focus on optimizing for tasks like sparse linear algebra underneath transformers.
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