Google has elevated longtime AI infrastructure architect Amin Vahdat to the newly created role of chief technologist for AI infrastructure, reporting directly to CEO Sundar Pichai. The move underscores the importance of AI compute as Alphabet plans to spend up to $93 billion on capital expenditures through 2025. Vahdat, a former professor with a PhD from UC Berkeley, has driven key projects such as the seventh‑generation TPU "Ironwood," the high‑speed Jupiter network, the Borg cluster manager, and the Axion Arm‑based CPUs. His promotion signals Google’s commitment to maintaining a competitive edge in the fast‑evolving AI hardware landscape. Read more →