Morgan Stanley sees agentic AI widening chip spending beyond graphics processors to CPUs (opens in new tab)

April 20 () - Morgan Stanley said increasingly autonomous artificial intelligence could boost demand for central processing units (CPUs), ‌reshape data center buildout and widen investment beyond ‌the graphic chips that have dominated the AI boom so far. "As AI ​transitions from generation to autonomous action, the computing bottleneck is shifting towards CPU and memory, driving a step-change in general-purpose compute intensity," Morgan Stanley said in a note on ‌Sunday, adding that ⁠demand for