Researchers are using artificial intelligence to build computer chips faster. Industry insiders say the effort will likely lead to better chips at lower prices for users.

Google recently announced that it is using AI to design the next generation of machine learning chips. After years of research, the company’s AI efforts are paying off and will be used in a future chip designed for AI computation, according to a paper published in the journal Nature.

“The beauty of autonomous chip design is that it significantly lowers the barrier for companies to leverage the power of AI chips, as fewer designers are needed to produce a high-quality, application-optimized design,” said Stelios Diamantidis, senior director of Synopsys Artificial Intelligence Solutions, which makes AI software for chip design, in an email interview.

“Ultimately, it will result in greater convenience, security, automation and seamless communications in virtually all aspects of our lives, at lower costs and in a wider range of applications.”