Opinion: Computer chips are getting so advanced, companies are using artificial intelligence to make them

Until now, chip design has been the domain of electrical engineers, but a recent Google study could change that. It showed that the AI-created chip layout was "superior or comparable to those produced by humans in all key metrics, including power consumption, performance, and chip area." Thanks to a machine-learning technique known as reinforcement learning, artificial intelligence completed the task in only six hours, compared with weeks by humans. Although Alphabet's Google GOOG, -0.44% and Nvidia NVDA, -1.43% have been performing tests and discussing the use of AI-powered techniques to boost chip-production capabilities, Samsung Electronics was among the first to actually create chips using the method. Relying on software made by Synopsys SNPS, 0.08%, a chip design software company, Samsung designed Exynos, a processor used in company's wearables, smartphones, car infotainment systems, and other gadgets.