OpenAI holds talks with Broadcom about developing new AI chip - reports

Broadcom has a significant presence in Cork following its acquisition of VMWare in a blockbuster deal at the end of last year

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

ChatGPT maker OpenAI is in discussion with chip designers, including US semiconductor company, Broadcom about developing a new artificial intelligence chip, the Information reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

OpenAI is exploring the idea of making AI chips on its own to overcome the shortage of expensive graphic processing units that it relies on to develop AI models such as ChatGPT, GPT-4, and DALL-E3.