OpenAI is pushing ahead with a plan to reduce its reliance on Nvidia by developing its first in-house AI silicon.
ahead with a plan to reduce its reliance on Nvidia for its chip supply by developing its first generation of in-house AI silicon.
OpenAI’s plan to send its design to TSMC this year demonstrates it’s made speedy progress on its first design Big technology companies such as Microsoft and Meta Platforms have struggled to produce satisfactory chips despite years of effort. The recent market rout triggered by Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek has also raised questions about whether fewer chips will be needed in developing powerful models in the future.The chip is being designed by OpenAI’s in-house team led by Richard Ho, which had doubled in the past months to 40 people, in collaboration with Broadcom.
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