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The next challengers joining Nvidia in the AI Revolution
These days, a lot of tech companies have been joining Nvidia in what experts called "AI Chip Revolution". Nvidia (l) _____________ (emerge) as the leader in powering the early days of the artificial-intelligence revolution, but rivals big and small are looking to close the gap.
The current AI boom began late last year, when OpenAI's ChatGPT tool captured the public's imagination by (2) _____________ (generate) cogent text in response to prompts. The attention led to a surge of investment in chips (3) _____________ can create and deploy ChatGPT and other so-called generative AI language systems.
Nvidia was a leader in producing such AI chips, thanks in part to its background in making semiconductors for videogame graphics that (4) _____________ (repurpose) for AI years ago. The latest wave of enthusiasm juiced sales for Nvidia, (5) _____________ (skyrocket) its valuation above $1 trillion and it prompted Chief Executive Jensen Huang (6) _____________ (declare) AI a revolutionary technology on par with personal computers and smartphones.
AMD is seen as (7) _____________ (close) rival to Nvidia. The company could reach a 20% market share in AI chips over time, both (8) _____________ _____________ the strength of its products and because the world needs a second source to Nvidia. Intel has also pushed back against (9) _____________ it called the narrative suggesting only Nvidia's chips can run generative AI.
Nvidia's head start isn't discouraging newcomers. Nigel Toon, the CEO of U.K.-based Graphcore, which has raised about $750 million from investors, said a more powerful version of his company's AI processors is in the works (10) _____________ it tries to compete with Nvidia.
"They need to share some of that market cap," he said, referring to Nvidia's $1 trillion valuation.
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