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OpenAI reveals its first AI processor: Jalapeño
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TL;DR
- OpenAI has revealed a new "intelligence processor" chip called Jalapeño, developed in partnership with Broadcom.
- Jalapeño is an ASIC designed for AI inference, which processes user requests for AI models like ChatGPT.
- This chip is intended to reduce OpenAI's reliance on Nvidia GPUs, which are currently in limited supply.
- Broadcom CEO Hock Tan states that Jalapeño matches the performance of Nvidia's Blackwell chips and Google's Tensor processing units.
- OpenAI considers Jalapeño the "first step in a multi-generation compute platform" expected by the end of 2026.
- Early tests indicate Jalapeño will offer substantially better performance per watt than current state-of-the-art solutions.