-- 周三早盘,博通(AVGO)股价上涨,此前这家芯片制造商宣布扩大与Meta Platforms(META)的合作,以支持这家科技巨头的人工智能计算基础设施。 两家公司周二晚间在一份联合声明中表示,根据这项多年期协议,博通将为Meta的训练和推理加速器(MTIA)芯片部署技术,并计划将合作延长至2029年。该合作包括初步承诺超过1吉瓦的计算能力。 两家公司计划共同设计和扩展硬件,以将生成式人工智能功能和“个人超级智能”引入Meta旗下的社交媒体应用,例如WhatsApp、Instagram和Threads。博通计划提供其以太网解决方案,以帮助Meta扩展其人工智能系统。 在最近的盘前交易中,博通股价上涨2.9%,而Meta股价小幅上涨0.2%。 博通首席执行官陈福强在声明中表示:“我们很高兴能与Meta公司扩大战略合作,助力他们开拓人工智能的下一个前沿领域。此次MTIA的初步部署仅仅是一个开端,我们将制定一个持续的多代路线图,以支持未来几年的高速增长。” 声明指出,鉴于此次合作规模的扩大,陈福强将卸任Meta公司董事会成员,转而担任Facebook母公司博通的顾问。 Meta公司首席执行官马克·扎克伯格表示:“Meta公司正与博通公司在芯片设计、封装和网络领域展开合作,共同构建我们所需的庞大计算基础架构,从而为数十亿人提供个人超级智能。我们初期将推出超过1吉瓦的定制芯片,并随着时间的推移逐步扩大至数吉瓦,此次合作将为我们所有产品的开发带来更高的性能和效率。” 上周,博通公司与Alphabet(GOOG,GOOGL)旗下的谷歌公司达成了一项长期协议,为其生产人工智能芯片,并扩大了与亚马逊(AMZN)支持的人工智能初创公司Anthropic的合作。
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