On June 1, according to the Financial Times, Intel plans to launch an artificial intelligence chip by the end of this year, which will have lower costs in memory and cooling technology compared to similar products from Nvidia and AMD. Kevork Kechichian, head of Intel's data center division, said the company is 'starting from the basics.' Its new 'Crescent Island' graphics processor focuses on accelerating AI 'inference' tasks, i.e., the stage of processing user requests, rather than model training—a field where Nvidia's processors excel. This marks Intel's first foray into the high-margin artificial intelligence infrastructure market under the leadership of CEO Lip-Bu Tan, who took over last year after Pat Gelsinger was ousted amid market concerns over his failed strategic turnaround.
