AI chips are going to bring new brains to smart speakers, PCs, cars, and phones you can afford

Google uses AI for services like search, translation and face detection, but its AI chips, which it calls tensor processing units, run in data centers. Now AI chips are spreading to phones, PCs, cars and more. You've likely seen artificial intelligence technology spread into apps, devices and services, doing things like recognizing your friends' faces in photos and endowing smart speakers with human-sounding voices. Well, good news: The processor industry has noticed, too. That means we'll see a slew of new chips that should speed up AI tasks not just on your phone or laptop but also in your car or home security camera.