OpenAI unveils Jalapeño AI chip with Broadcom (opens in new tab)

OpenAI and Broadcom unveiled Jalapeño on June 24, OpenAI’s first custom AI accelerator, which the company calls an “Intelligence Processor” for large language model inference rather than model training. OpenAI said it designed the chip for workloads behind ChatGPT, Codex, its API and future agentic products, while DigiTimes reported that Broadcom co-developed the design and TSMC will manufacture it. OpenAI said engineering samples are running machine-learning workloads in its lab at target pr...