Analysis

August 23, 2023

How is the global run on AI hardware affecting startups?

Everyone from nation states to multinational companies is putting in orders to buy chips for AI training. Can startups keep up?


Tim Smith

6 min read

It’s no secret that AI has stolen tech headlines in 2023. And, as companies of all sizes race to build the next big thing, it’s created an unprecedented demand for access to the hardware used to train AI models — prompting UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to set aside £100m in taxpayer money to buy computer chips to help power a national AI supercomputer.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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