OpenAI Seeks Investors to Back New AI Chip Venture for Supply Control
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Sam Altman is seeking investors to back a new AI chip venture that would give OpenAI more control over its chip supply, including setting up a network of fabrication plants.
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The plan aims to make OpenAI vertically integrated - exercising full control over the chip-making process unlike rivals. But it would be hugely expensive and technically challenging.
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Shortages of high-end AI chips from a select few suppliers like Nvidia have caused major headaches for companies seeking to emulate OpenAI's success.
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Other big tech firms like Microsoft and Google have also started designing their own AI chips to reduce reliance on third parties.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined plans to stockpile 350,000 Nvidia chips to power infrastructure for his goal of building general artificial intelligence.