Alphabet's (GOOGL) (GOOG) Google aims to gain traction in the artificial intelligence race that extends beyond its search engine dominance and cloud services. While Nvidia (NVDA) has captured headlines as the undisputed leader in AI chips, with its $4.5 trillion market valuation, Google has been developing its own custom silicon for over a decade, which could reshape the cloud computing landscape.
The internet giant recently announced Ironwood, the seventh generation of its Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), claiming performance that is more than four times faster than its predecessor while handling the heaviest AI workloads, from training large models to powering real-time chatbots and AI agents.
