Forbes December 29, 2025
In a pivotal move that could reshape the AI hardware landscape, Nvidia has reportedly secured approximately 90% of the workforce from AI chipmaker Groq, including its CEO and the renowned inventor of Google’s Tensor Processing Unit (TPU). The remaining Groq employees will continue operating as a standalone entity, but the talent migration is a telling signal of Nvidia’s strategic priorities. This deal does more than just acquire talent — it neutralizes a rising competitor and deepens Nvidia’s foothold in the lucrative AI inference market, a domain it has yet to fully dominate.
Why This Matters: From Training Dominance to Inference Ambitions
For years, Nvidia has reigned supreme in the AI training phase — the process where large language models (LLMs)...
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