NEW YORK (Reuters) - 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, two sources told Reuters.

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,