In AI economics, the hardware path chosen can change capacity planning, utilisation, and total cost significantly. For the wider hardware cost view, see AI TCO Framework.
Glossary entry
ASIC
An application-specific integrated circuit designed to perform a narrow set of computing tasks very efficiently.
Why it matters
ASICs matter because specialised hardware choices influence the economics of AI training and inference, especially in large-scale or sovereignty-focused deployments.
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