OpenAI partners with Broadcom to design its own AI chips

SAN FRANCISCO AP OpenAI stated Monday it is working with chipmaker Broadcom to design its own artificial intelligence computer chips The two California companies didn t disclose the financial terms of the deal but revealed they will start deploying the new racks of customized AI accelerators late next year It s the latest big deal between OpenAI maker of ChatGPT and the companies building the chips and information centers required to power AI OpenAI in current weeks has revealed partnerships with chipmakers Nvidia and AMD that will supply the AI startup with specialized chips for running its AI systems OpenAI has also made big deals with Oracle CoreWeave and other companies progressing the figures centers where those chips are housed Countless of the deals rely on circular financing in which the companies are both investing in OpenAI and supplying the world s largest part valuable startup with instrument fueling concerns about an AI bubble OpenAI doesn t yet turn a profit but says its flagship chatbot now has more than million weekly users OpenAI CEO Sam Altman commented the work to develop a custom chip began more than a year ago Growing our own accelerators adds to the broader ecosystem of partners all building the maximum required to push the frontier of AI to provide benefits to all humanity he reported in a message Broadcom shares surged more than on Monday after the morning announcement Broadcom CEO Hock Tan commented in a comment that we are thrilled to co-develop and deploy gigawatts of next generation accelerators and structure systems to pave the way for the future of AI Related Articles One Tech Tip Annoyed by junk calls to your iPhone Try the new iOS call screen feature From barks to words Researchers aim to translate dog sounds with AI Tesla hit with probe after crashes involving a self-driving feature that Musk has boasted about Is AI really coming after your job Is there an AI bubble Financial institutions sound a warning