One of the most unexpected stories from last week was that OpenAI's chief executive Sam Altman allegedly plans to build an AI processer that will design AI chips and produce them in-house. The Financial Times on Tuesday revealed some additional information about the venture: While Altman is indeed looking to develop his own alternative to Nvidia's AI and HPC GPUs, he's apparently talking to TSMC about chip production.
Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, is allegedly in talks with both TSMC and Middle Eastern investors to start a new chip venture aimed at reducing OpenAI's dependence on Nvidia (or rather, Azure datacenters running Nvidia's H100 that Microsoft procures in massive quantities) and fulfilling its growing need for processing power.
