Microsoft reveals second generation of its AI chip in effort to bolster cloud business

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announced the next generation of its artificial intelligence chip, a potential alternative to leading processors from Nvidia

and to offerings from cloud rivals Amazon

and Google

The Maia 200 comes two years after Microsoft said it had developed its first AI chip, the Maia 100, which was never made available for cloud clients to rent. Scott Guthrie, Microsoft’s executive vice president for cloud and AI, said in a blog post Monday that, for the new chip, there will be “wider customer availability in the future.”