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Rivals Team Up as AI Chip Scramble Hits Executives
Executives are personally negotiating over AI chip access as competitors form alliances to secure computing resources; Spain's Mac Mini supercomputer cannot actually train anything.
On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBNPublished
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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNew since the Mac Mini supercomputer: the Wall Street Journal says the hunt for AI computing power is forcing bitter rivals into alliances.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEnemies becoming roommates because the chips ran out. It's a group project, but with billions.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentExecutives are personally stepping in to get resources. Not engineers. Executives.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWait.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo a CEO is basically begging for server time like a kid asking for the family Wi-Fi password?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYes. Meanwhile, Spain built a supercomputer from thirty old Mac Minis, and it took less drama.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSpain's out here winning on a budget.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's a museum replica, Kenji. It cannot train anything.
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