AI is starting to design and build the chips it runs on, industry veterans say
pstAsiatech · x · 2026-10-31
Reporting from a science forum in Shanghai, SCMP notes AI is no longer just driving semiconductor demand but reshaping chip design and manufacturing itself.
- Cambricon co-founder Chen Yunji predicted AI-chip design integration will eventually fully automate chip design.
- He called recursive self-improvement (RSI) — AI models improving AI models, AI chips improving AI chips — the most important development of the next decade.
- Executives say AI is being embedded directly into semiconductor manufacturing processes.
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