AI has been all about GPUs. That's changing fast.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

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• Nvidia's $20 billion Groq deal signals an important shift in the AI market.
• AI workloads are moving from model training to real-time inference as the main focus.
• Specialized inference chips like Groq's LPUs offer speed and efficiency over traditional GPUs.

For years, Nvidia's rise has been synonymous with one idea: GPUs are the engine of artificial intelligence. They powered the training boom...