AMD announces plans to buy Silo AI, Europe’s biggest AI Lab

The acquisition might be done by the end of 2024.

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Published onJuly 11, 2024

published onJuly 11, 2024

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AMD, a major player in the tech industry, plans to buy Silo AI for $665 million in cash,according to the latest announcement; for those of you who don’t know, Silo AI is Europe’s biggest private Artificial Intelligence lab. AMD wants more presence within the field of AI, as the company might want to take on big competitors such as Nvidia.

The move of Silo AI under AMD’s control is not just a buying act. It means investing in a coming time where artificial intelligence becomes the core of every action we perform. The particular skill of Silo AI in making tailored AI solutions, which they apply across many markets, will bring about significant change for AMD.

First, Silo AI is not a tiny company. They have more than 300 AI specialists on their team, with around 125 PhDs among them, and they’ve been leading the way for quite some time in AI innovation. They have made AI-driven solutions for well-known companies such as Allianz and Philips, and they were among the first to train big language models on some of the quickest supercomputers worldwide. Picture what can happen when this brain power links up with AMD technology.

This purchase is not just a deal in business terms; it represents AMD’s announcement of its aspiration to become a global AI race leader. The company is already developingRyzen chips that perform better at AI tasksthan similar chips on the market. So, having invested more than $125 million in AI firms within the last 12 months shows that AMD is seriously competitive and wants to take its AI initiatives to the next level.

You might be thinking, what do we gain from this? Well, the answer is faster and smarter technology. AMD’s entry into AI could lead to progress in areas such as cloud computing, smart devices, and self-driving cars. The term “integration of AI with AMD’s offerings” hints at a future where our gadgets are smarter and better fitted for us.

If everything goes as planned, this deal will be completed in the second half of 2024.

The buying of Silo AI by AMD is a courageous action that shows the strong dedication of this company to be at the forefront of AI, while for us end users, it marks an era where our involvement with technology becomes smoother, instinctual, and, maybe, smart.

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