OpenAI is mulling ways to secure more of the powerful artificial intelligence chips needed to run its programs like popular AI chatbot ChatGPT — including building its own, according to a new report. Sources familiar told Reuters that the company is considering making its own AI chips and is already eyeing the acquisition of another company to make that happen, but has not yet decided whether to move forward. OpenAI declined to comment.
The souped-up computer chips are critical for running the countless calculations involved in training and deploying AI algorithms, but very few companies make them. Santa Clara, California-based company Nvidia is the dominant powerhouse in the AI chip space because of its GPUs used to train AI, and that recognition drove its market capitalization above $1 trillion in May.
Nvidia has vowed to ramp up production to meet the spike in demand from AI, but so far it is not enough to keep up in the ongoing boom. Microsoft's latest annual report pointed to the shortage of GPUs as a potential risk factor for investors, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Congress in testimony earlier this year that the dearth of GPUs was making it difficult for ChatGPT to handle its workload.
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