Anthropic in early talks with Samsung to manufacture custom AI chip
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Opeyemi Babalola
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Anthropic has initiated early-stage discussions with Samsung Electronics to manufacture a custom AI chip, marking a potential shift from its current reliance on rented chips from Amazon, Google, and Nvidia. The conversations are still preliminary, with no decisions yet on the chip's specifications, server integration, or power requirements. This move comes as the company faces soaring costs associated with running its largest AI models on third-party hardware.
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· 3 pulledAnthropic has opened early talks with Samsung Electronics to manufacture a custom AI chip, according to a report from Bloomberg.
The conversations are still preliminary. Anthropic has not decided what the chip will do, how it will fit into a server, or how powerful it needs to be, according to TechCrunch.
Samsung declined to comment on the discussions when TechCrunch reached out.
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