Google splits AI chips into training and inference TPUs, signaling shift toward workload-specialized AI infrastructure

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By Jingyue HsiaoApr 24, 2026, 4:33 am97 ptsTrending
At Google Cloud Next 26, Google Cloud announced a strategic shift in its AI hardware approach by introducing two distinct eighth-generation Tensor Processing Units: the TPU v8t for training and the TPU v8i for inference. The move is intended to boost performance and energy efficiency by optimizing each chip for…

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