TikTok owner ByteDance is reportedly developing its own custom AI CPUs — company looks to ease China's dependence on US chipmakers

ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, is developing custom AI CPUs to reduce reliance on US chipmakers. The new chip is inspired by Groq's "language processing units" for AI inference tasks. ByteDance is reportedly evaluating Arm and RISC-V designs and partnering with InnoStar Semiconductor for memory technology. The company's previous investments in technology include designing its SeedChip AI accelerator with TSMC. ByteDance aims to reduce dependence on Nvidia and potentially increase self-sufficiency in chip technology.