Google could partner with MediaTek for next gen AI chips: Report

AI models are computation-intensive, requiring powerful compute units which Google calls Tensor Processing Units (TPUs). Its Gemini chatbot and other AI tools are available to most users for free, and only a small subset of AI features are paywalled, limiting access to Workspace customers. So, it is understandable if the company wishes to optimize the costs associated with acquiring the processing horsepower. With AI and demand for the tech showing no signs of letting up, a new report based on insider reports states that Google may consider a new TPU production partner in chipmaker MediaTek, after favoring Broadcom for the past nine years.