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OpenAI announces its first custom chip, launched by Broadcom
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On Wednesday, OpenAI unveiled its first custom-built inference processor, designed and manufactured in collaboration with Broadcom.
Key facts
- On Wednesday, OpenAI unveiled its first custom-built inference processor, designed and manufactured in collaboration with Broadcom
- OpenAI president Greg Brockman explained the company’s approach to chip development on its in-house podcast, shortly after the Broadcom partnership was announced
- OpenAI’s own AI models assisted in the development of the chip, the company said
- Jalapeño is specifically designed for inference, the process of running pre-built AI models in response to user commands
Summary
While the chip is still being tested, OpenAI says early results show significantly better performance-per-watt than current state-of-the-art alternatives. The partnership was officially announced in October, but OpenAI’s chip plans have long been rumored as a way to reduce the company’s dependence on Nvidia’s GPUs. OpenAI president Greg Brockman explained the company’s approach to chip development on its in-house podcast, shortly after the Broadcom partnership was announced. “We have a deep understanding of the workload,” Brockman said in the episode.