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I feel like Apple is only testing the waters with AI right now, but perhaps if they get involved enough they'll spend money on their own compute infrastructure?

I feel like Apple is only testing the waters with AI right now, but perhaps if they get involved enough they'll spend money on their own compute infrastructure? Nvidia is kind of the king at GPU compute right now, and developing comparable hardware is no small or cheap task, but I think Apple is in a very good position to be able to make it work---if they decide to invest in it. But honestly, as far as corporate feud goes, I feel like companies will happily suck it up if it makes some process cheaper and/or easier

MBCook 3y ago
> But honestly, as far as corporate feud goes, I feel like companies will happily suck it up if it makes some process cheaper and/or easier That’s what I think is going on. Apple hated being on the hook for Nvidia’s terrible drivers and chipset/heat problems that ended up causing a ton of warranty repairs. In this case they’re not a partner, they’re just a normal customer like everyone else. And if Intel comes out with a better AI training card tomorrow Apple can switch over without any worry. They’re not at the mercy of Nvidia like they were with graphics chips. They’re just choosing (what I assume to be) the best off the shelf hardware for what they need.