Google prioritizes AGI over cloud customers in deployment of its own AI chips

Google is allocating its TPU capacity first to internal AGI development, then to cloud customers, whilst reporting negative free cash flow for the first time since 2004 due to record infrastructure spend ($195-205bn forecast). The company is leasing external capacity to bridge demand gaps until new hardware arrives.

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