Meta may spend billions to acquire promising AI accelerator startup to loosen reliance on Nvidia by supercharging its own MTIA AI chip - but what will Jensen say?

Rivos.

• Meta exploring Rivos acquisition to accelerate AI chip development and reduce Nvidia reliance
• Meta executives reportedly frustrated with slow internal chip progress
• Chip acquisitions could be critical for scaling AI training and inference and Rivos has RISC-V expertise

Meta is reportedly looking to acquire chip startup Rivos in a deal aimed at strengthening its in-house semiconductor program and giving the company more control over its AI infrastructure and greater independence from Nvidia.