AI has sped up chip development several times

An international team of scientists has assessed the ability of artificial intelligence (AI) models to create subconductor equipment. The study was published in the journal Nature Communications .

Scientists from the Princeton Institute of Engineering (USA) and the Indian Institute of Technology (India) have succeeded in creating prototypes of 5G chips using AI. According to scientists, the new technologies have made it possible to speed up development several times and increase the performance of the chips, but the reasons for certain technical innovations remained unclear to specialists.

In the case of AI, scientists used a method called reverse engineering, where they defined a desired result and instructed the model to achieve it. It turned out that generative AI models can design processors in a few hours, while human experts spend several weeks on this. This is because engineers rely on an iterative approach and test the hardware at each stage.

According to the study's author, Kaushik Sengupta, the resulting structures "appear to be randomly formed." That is, the scientists have the designs for the chips, but "can't really understand them." When the scientists manufactured the chips according to the designs, they noticed that they outperformed existing models in performance.

Sengputa said AI should not replace engineers, but could improve their productivity. According to the researcher, AI will eventually revolutionize electronics design.

Earlier, Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said that AI is already being used in Russian weapons. According to Manturov, AI processes data faster and, accordingly, destroys the target.