Google TPU chip history: Built in 2013-2014 to solve AI inference compute crisis, uses systolic array architecture to outperform GPUs for neural network tasks, now powers Google Cloud's competitive advantage.

The chip made for the AI inference era – the Google TPU

Hey everyone,As I find the topic of Google TPUs extremely important, I am publishing a comprehensive deep dive, not just a technical overview, but also strategic and financial coverage of the Google TPU.Topics covered:The history of the TPU and why it all even started?The difference between a TPU and a GPU?Performance numbers TPU vs GPU?Where are the problems for the wider adoption of TPUsGoogle’s TPU is the biggest competitive advantage of its cloud business for the next 10 yearsHow many TPUs d...