苹果正在考虑推出一台围绕“M8”系列芯片构建的AI服务器，并已讨论了整合英伟达网络硬件的方案，《信息》报道称。这一系统将销售给外部客户， potentially bringing Apple back into a business it left behind when it discontinued Xserve in 2011. Apple is reportedly targeting companies that want to run AI models on their own equipment, with a particular focus on inference and generating responses from trained models.

一种正在考虑的选项是英伟达的NVLink Fusion，这为芯片之间交换数据提供硬件和软件。苹果可以利用该平台连接其M8处理器，尽管英伟达的安排或服务器本身尚未最终确定。该报道将潜在发布日期置于2029年，但在此之前可能会取消。苹果CEO John Ternus reportedly supported the initiative when work on it began approximately a year ago, during his tenure as the company's hardware engineering chief.

Apple already produces server hardware for Private Cloud Compute, the infrastructure that handles Apple Intelligence tasks requiring processing beyond a user's device. According to the report, scaling Apple's existing connections between chips would present cost and speed problems, which is why it is considering Nvidia's technology. An agreement would give Nvidia a role in an Apple product that could compete with its own AI systems. The discussions also suggest a closer working relationship between Apple and Nvidia following their longstanding disputes.

关键实体：公司：Apple、Nvidia、The Information、Google Cloud | 人物：John Ternus