OpenAI Explores Developing Its Own AI Chips Amidst Shortage Concerns
OpenAI, the company renowned for its ChatGPT AI model, is exploring the possibility of creating its own artificial intelligence (AI) chips and has considered acquiring a chip company to address the current shortage of expensive AI chips. While the company has not made a final decision, it has been discussing various options to tackle the chip shortage issue, including building its custom AI chips and diversifying its suppliers beyond Nvidia, a dominant player in the AI chip market.
OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, has emphasized the importance of acquiring more AI chips due to concerns about the scarcity of advanced processors needed to power the company’s AI projects. The cost of running ChatGPT is substantial, with each query costing roughly 4 cents. An analysis by Bernstein