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However, Nvidia's mature software ecosystem will likely be difficult for competitors to overcome. AMD is attempting to disrupt the market with its own open compute platform, ROCm, but it is not as mature as Nvidia's CUDA software ecosystem. Despite the challenges, AMD may still capture a 5% share of the AI chip market after 2024. In addition to Nvidia, AMD also faces competition from Intel, which has a significant advantage with its existing data center install base. While there is excitement around AI, success in the AI chip market is far from guaranteed for AMD. However, the strong demand for high-powered data center GPUs presents an opportunity for viable alternatives. If AMD's upcoming data center GPUs can match Nvidia's performance, potential customers may accept the software downsides in order to secure the necessary hardware for training AI models. While AMD has the potential to be a major player in the AI chip market, it is not a sure thing.