The custom chip is designed to train Meta’s artificial intelligence systems and reduce the company’s dependency on third-party suppliers like Nvidia, with Meta aiming to use its own in-house chips by 2026.

Facebook owner Meta is testing its first in-house chip for training artificial intelligence systems, a key milestone as it moves to design more of its own custom silicon and reduce reliance on external suppliers like Nvidia ,

Meta is evaluating its AI training accelerator, which could reduce its reliance on Nvidia's AI GPUs for training.

The Facebook owner is currently one of Nvidia’s biggest customers, amassing an arsenal of GPUs to train AI models.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) is testing its first self-developed chip to train AI systems, Reuters reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Meta — which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — has started a small deployment of the chip and intends to increase production for wide-scale use if the test goes well,