Google’s Answer To The AI Arms Race — Promote The Guy Behind Its Data Center Tech
Google AI infrastructure gains boost as Amin Vahdat takes top technologist role, signaling AI arms race priorities.
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Google’s Answer To The AI Arms Race — Promote The Guy Behind Its Data Center Tech
Google Elevates Amin Vahdat Amid AI Infrastructure Race Google has taken a major step in the AI arms race by promoting Amin Vahdat to chief technologist for AI infrastructure, a newly created position reporting directly to CEO Sundar Pichai. This move comes as Google ramps up its investment in massive data centers, with Alphabet expecting to spend up to $93 billion on capital expenditures by the end of 2025 — and anticipating even larger investments next year. The promotion signals just how central infrastructure is to Google’s AI ambitions. Credit: YouTube Vahdat’s appointment is more than a title change. It reflects Google’s strategy to ensure it remains at the forefront of AI development by leveraging cutting-edge computing systems. As AI workloads grow exponentially, the race to optimize infrastructure becomes a key differentiator for tech giants worldwide. A Veteran of AI and Scalable Computing Vahdat is no stranger to the demands of large-scale computing. The computer scientist, who …
