Agentic AI is bringing CPUs back to the core of enterprise AI infrastructure says AMD’s Derek Dicker

Graphics processing units (GPUs) have dominated the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure conversation. But as enterprises move towards agentic workflows, the work surrounding the model is becoming harder to ignore: coordinating tasks, calling tools, moving data, and keeping expensive accelerators busy. For Derek Dicker, Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Group at AMD , that shift gives central processing units (CPUs) a more meaningful role.