OpenAI’s Jalapeño Chip: Why Building Your Own AI Silicon Changes Everything
Reading Time: 5 minutesOpenAI has unveiled Jalapeño, its first custom AI inference chip developed in partnership with Broadcom, designed to power large language models like ChatGPT and Codex. The move marks OpenAI’s entry into custom silicon, mirroring strategies already adopted by Google, Amazon, and Meta to reduce dependence on NVIDIA and cut inference costs at scale.
