Amazon announces new cloud AI chip as Microsoft rivalry intensifies
(Reuters) -Amazon.com on Tuesday announced a new artificial intelligence chip for its cloud computing service as competition with Microsoft to dominate the market for artificial intelligence heats up. At a conference in Las Vegas, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Chief Executive Adam Selipsky announced Trainium2, the second generation of chip designed for training AI systems. The AWS move comes weeks after Microsoft announced its own AI chip called Maia.