Meta in talks to acquire AI chip firm FuriosaAI, according to report

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February 12, 2025, 6:58 PM

• •Meta is reportedly in talks to acquire FuriosaAI, a chip startup founded by former Samsung and AMD employees.
• •FuriosAI develops chips that speed up the running and serving of AI models, including text-generating models like Meta’s Llama 2 and Llama 3.
• •Meta’s move is likely an effort to reduce its reliance on dominant chipmaker Nvidia and a complement to Meta’s in-house attempts to build efficient AI accelerator chips.

Meta is reportedly in talks to acquire a South Korean chip firm as the social media giant looks to bolster its AI hardware infrastructure. Meta may announce its intent to purchase FuriosaAI, a chip startup founded by former Samsung and AMD employees, as soon as this month, per Forbes. FuriosaAI develops chips that speed up the running and serving of AI models, including text-generating models like Meta’s Llama 2 and Llama 3.

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