Elon Musk Claims Tesla's New Ai5 Chip Is 40x More Performant Than Previous-Gen
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Elon Musk claims Tesla's new AI5 chip is 40x more performant than the previous generation, but HN commenters are skeptical about the claim's validity and Musk's credibility.
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I can't think of any chip-manufacturer who _hasn't_ made claims about their chips which turned out to be grossly exaggerated or outright false when exposed to independent analysis.