Are Microsoft’s AI plans being held back by a shortage of chips?

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:00:46 GMT

Guardian investigation finds apparent discrepancy between what tech company has said about its AI capacity – and the number of advanced chips it has in operationThe chips are quite small and some can be held in the palm of a hand. They are fundamental to the development of artificial intelligence models – and the world’s biggest technology companies need vast numbers of them to keep ahead.Microsoft is one of them. And, on paper, it seems to have a problem. A Guardian investigation has found an apparent discrepancy between what the company has said about its AI capacity – and the number of advanced AI chips it has in operation. Continue reading...

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