US EditionGoogle names Amin Vahdat as new chief of AI infrastructure buildout, Semafor reports
Amin Vahdat will lead Google’s AI infrastructure amid a $90 billion capital spending surge to support advanced AI workloads, centralizing leadership over data centers and custom chips.
- On Dec 10, Alphabet's Google appointed longtime executive Amin Vahdat as chief technologist for artificial intelligence infrastructure, formalizing the coordinating role via an internal memo.
- Because Google is expanding data centers and hardware spending, with capital expenditures expected to top $90 billion by 2025, the company created the new role, reported by an internal memo.
- His portfolio includes the TPU program, Jupiter network and the Borg orchestration system, with a co-authored paper showing median prompt energy use equals less than nine seconds of TV and five drops of water.
- Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian framed the change as making AI infrastructure a central focus, saying it "establishes AI infrastructure as a key focus area" while Reuters noted Google did not immediately respond.
- Tech giants are racing for infrastructure dominance, with Microsoft and Amazon investing in data centers and chips as Sundar Pichai urges `disciplined spending` amid a $155 billion cloud backlog.
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Google names Amin Vahdat as new chief of AI infrastructure buildout, Semafor reports
Dec 10 : Alphabet's Google has appointed longtime executive Amin Vahdat as chief technologist for AI infrastructure, Semafor reported on Wednesday, citing an internal memo, as tech giants pour billions into the computing backbone needed to power artificial intelligence.The move comes as the company ramps up s
Exclusive: Google names new chief of AI infrastructure buildout
The ScoopWith the rapid buildout of infrastructure taking center stage in the tight AI race between tech giants, Google is tapping one of its veteran leaders for a new role overseeing the complex strategy, according to an internal memo reviewed by Semafor.Amin Vahdat, who joined Google from academia roughly 15 years ago, will be named chief technologist for AI infrastructure, according to the memo, and become one of 15 to 20 people reporting dir…
Google Elevates Amin Vahdat to Chief Technologist for AI Infrastructure Amid Rising Compute Demands
Google has created a new senior leadership role focused on AI infrastructure and appointed Amin Vahdat as its first chief technologist for AI infrastructure, according to a memo first reported by Semafor and confirmed by TechCrunch. The move reflects how central large-scale compute systems have become as Google prepares to spend up to $93bn on capital expenditures by the end of 2025, with parent company Alphabet indicating next year’s investment…
Behind the scenes of the most intense technological battle of the decade, Google has just promoted the man who has been building his digital arsenal for fifteen years. Amin Vahdat is now entering the newly created position of IT Director for IA infrastructures, reporting directly to CEO Sundar Pichai. The information, initially revealed by Semafor then confirmed by ... Read more Google's article relies on its invisible architect to dominate the …
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