Microsoft unveils third-generation Maia AI chip to reduce reliance on Nvidia GPUs

Microsoft announced its third-generation Maia AI chip, Maia 300, designed to serve as the primary AI inference system for its products and services. This new chip aims to improve cost efficiency and performance for AI workloads in the cloud, while supporting advanced reasoning models and agentic tasks. The announcement marks a strategic move to lessen Microsoft's dependence on Nvidia GPUs.

Originally published by theverge