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The Inference War: Hyperscalers Battle for AI Speed
The "Inference War" has shifted from model size to hardware speed as reasoning models demand massive memory bandwidth for long "chains of thought." To keep up, AWS and Microsoft are now outsourcing their infrastructure, with AWS partnering with Cerebras for specialized chips and Microsoft licensing Fireworks AI's high-speed software engine. Meanwhile, Google's decade-long investment in custom Ironwood TPUs allows it to handle these complex workloads natively, giving it a significant lead in vertical integration and cost efficiency.
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