Google turned to AMD Epyc, not its own Axion chips, to secure its first confidential TPU
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Even Google is leaning on AMD Epyc for its first confidential TPU rather than its in-house Axion silicon — security and ecosystem maturity are trumping vertical integration for sensitive AI workloads. If you’re designing “confidential AI” offerings, prioritize proven CPU/TEE stacks over vendor purity while you experiment with custom chips in the background.
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