AI brief
Microsoft plans to deploy racks of its next-generation Azure Maia AI accelerators in a multi-gigawatt rollout, with production deployments due in 2027. A 96-chip configuration is claimed to deliver seven times the token throughput of its predecessor.
Why it matters: The rollout would scale Microsoft's in-house AI accelerator capacity substantially, alongside its use of third-party chips.
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