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    AWS unveils next-gen AI chips and cloud instances

    By Nikita JiangDecember 6, 2024No Comments3 Mins Read
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    • AWS have introduced Trainium2 instances with next-gen Trainium3 chips to accelerate AI model training
    • These innovations enhance cloud-based AI workloads, offering improved efficiency and scalability

    What happened: AWS launches power-packed Trainium2 instances

    Amazon Web Services on December 3 introduced Trainium3, its next generation custom chip for efficient AI training and delivery, and announced a full rollout of cloud instances powered by AWS Trainium2, putting high-performance AI capabilities into customers’ hands.

    Amazon revealed Trainium3 during AWS re:Invent, the company’s annual conference on cloud computing, saying that it will be the first AWS chip made with a three-nanometer process, becoming a new standard for power efficiency and density. The chips will provide two times more performance and 40% better energy efficiency than the current Trainium2 chips.

    The AWS Trainium custom silicon family helps businesses manage the growing scale of AI models, which require substantial processing power to handle massive datasets. As these models expand, they need more resources to train and deploy efficiently. To support this, AWS launched the Elastic Compute Cloud Trainium2 instances, featuring 16 Trainium2 chips, capable of delivering 20.8 petaflops of peak performance. These instances offer 30% more compute and 25% more memory bandwidth than comparable EC2 instances, providing the same capabilities at a lower cost.

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    What it’s important

    The introduction of AWS’s Trainium2 and Trainium3 instances highlights a critical shift in AI development, providing powerful cloud infrastructure at a fraction of the cost of traditional on-premise solutions. Small companies and startups, which may lack the resources for custom hardware, can now access cutting-edge AI capabilities through these affordable cloud instances. This is especially important as AI models grow increasingly complex, requiring immense computational power. For example, a small AI startup like Vicarious, which focuses on robotic vision systems, can now leverage AWS’s Trainium2 to scale up its AI models without investing heavily in physical infrastructure.

    This accessibility is crucial in a landscape dominated by larger corporations with deep pockets, where AI development often favors the well-funded. By offering scalable, cost-effective solutions, AWS allows smaller players to compete, accelerating innovation across industries. However, the rise of proprietary cloud infrastructures like AWS’s could also stifle competition in the long run, as companies become increasingly reliant on these providers. With growing concerns over data security and vendor lock-in, businesses need to balance the benefits of cloud services with potential long-term risks.

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    Nikita Jiang

    Nikita Jiang is a dedicated journalist at Blue Tech Wave specializing in culture and technology. She holds a Bachelor's degree from King's College London and a Master's from the University of Manchester. Connect with her at n.jiang@btw.media.

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