Posted 1/19/2024, 8:25:10 PM
OpenAI Races to Build AI Chip Empire Challenging Nvidia's Dominance
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman raising billions to build AI chips and a global network of chip fabrication factories
- AI models require specialized high-powered chips to run complex computations
- Nvidia currently has a virtual monopoly supplying GPUs for companies running large AI models
- Companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google developing their own custom AI chips to reduce costs and dependence
- Competitive race intensifying between chipmakers like Nvidia, AMD, Qualcomm to supply chips capable of running advanced AI systems