Germany and the Netherlands put €40m into a challenge to design AI chips with AI
VraserX · x · 2026-09-26
Germany and the Netherlands are committing €40m to a challenge funding teams that use AI to design AI chips. The author supports this taxpayer-funded risk-taking but argues teams should get clear milestones, with funding cut for those that miss them — accepting several failed attempts in exchange for useful chips at the end.
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