OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom

Post by lovasoa » Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 6:19 PM UTC

dofm wrote: post #68

sharkjacobs wrote: post #61

> Developed from design to production in nine months, accelerated by OpenAI’s models > the use of OpenAI models to accelerate parts of the design and optimization process. I wish there was more about this. As is I kind of have to assume that this is just meaningless marketing, like saying development was accelerated by Microsoft Office or their 5k LG Ultrafine 40-inch monitors. Like, if this was as big a deal as it k…

Right. There are two possible meanings and shades in-between: 1) OpenAI genuinely have AI technologies that can improve chip design (bold, unlikely claim, needs evidence) 2) OpenAI designed test/verification models and kernels that could be run on the simulated hardware to test its performance As you and others have said, it's hard to trust when they are happy to write something that could easily only mean the latter…

Post by wongarsu » Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC

dofm wrote: post #68

sharkjacobs wrote: post #61

> Developed from design to production in nine months, accelerated by OpenAI’s models > the use of OpenAI models to accelerate parts of the design and optimization process. I wish there was more about this. As is I kind of have to assume that this is just meaningless marketing, like saying development was accelerated by Microsoft Office or their 5k LG Ultrafine 40-inch monitors. Like, if this was as big a deal as it k…

Right. There are two possible meanings and shades in-between: 1) OpenAI genuinely have AI technologies that can improve chip design (bold, unlikely claim, needs evidence) 2) OpenAI designed test/verification models and kernels that could be run on the simulated hardware to test its performance As you and others have said, it's hard to trust when they are happy to write something that could easily only mean the latter…

Post by hk__2 » Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC

awestroke wrote: post #58

frandroid wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Who's IPO? Broadcom and Google are already listed, obviously.

OpenAI, the non profit organization, is going to become a publically traded profit maximizing corporation

Post by nullsanity » Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC

FanaHOVA wrote: post #76

sharkjacobs wrote: post #61

> Developed from design to production in nine months, accelerated by OpenAI’s models > the use of OpenAI models to accelerate parts of the design and optimization process. I wish there was more about this. As is I kind of have to assume that this is just meaningless marketing, like saying development was accelerated by Microsoft Office or their 5k LG Ultrafine 40-inch monitors. Like, if this was as big a deal as it k…

NVIDIA already designs most of their chips using AI. Why would you assume it's meaningless marketing?

Post by sehw » Wed, Jun 24, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC