Two AMD executives have pushed back against claims by Nvidia and Arm that their new processors are purpose-built for agentic AI, noting that chip development cycles span multiple years—meaning no company could have anticipated the rise of agentic AI years in advance and designed dedicated processors accordingly. AMD argues that agentic workflows span a wide range of workloads and demand processors that address diverse computing needs. Its sixth-generation EPYC 9006 series server CPUs and the general-purpose computing capabilities of the Zen 6 architecture are both well-suited to handling these workloads, the company says, and agentic AI requires a complete product portfolio built from different types of CPUs. The dispute between the two sides comes down to two competing technical approaches and product narratives: purpose-built design versus general-purpose architecture adaptation.