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Researchers are using artificial intelligence to build computer chips faster.
Industry insiders say the effort is likely to lead to better chips at lower prices for users.
Google recently announced its using AI to help design its next generation of machine learning chips.
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Google researchers claimed that AI design could have “major implications” for the chip industry.
The method could save thousands of hours of human work for every generation of microchips.
Like a Game of Chess
Designing a chip can take humans weeks of experimentation, Diamantidis said.
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He likened the process to a game of chess, an area where AI already has beaten humans.
Diamantidis predicts AI designs could push chip performance and energy efficiency to more than 1,000 times current levels.
AI design of chips is rapidly growing, Diamantidis said.
Ultimately, users will be the ones to benefit from better chip designs, Diamantidis said.
