OpenAI, Broadcom partner to build 10GW of custom AI chips

As a result, OpenAI will design the chips and systems, while Broadcom will help develop and deploy them.

By creating its own hardware, OpenAI can apply what it’s learned from building advanced AI models, allowing new levels of capability. Meanwhile, the racks, powered by Broadcom’s Ethernet and connectivity solutions, will support growing global demand for AI across OpenAI’s data centres and partners.

“Partnering with Broadcom is a critical step in building the infrastructure needed to unlock AI’s potential and deliver real benefits for people and businesses,” said Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI. “Developing our own accelerators adds to the broader ecosystem of partners all building the capacity required to push the frontier of AI to provide benefits to all humanity.”

“Broadcom’s collaboration with OpenAI signifies a pivotal moment in the pursuit of artificial general intelligence,” Broadcom president and CEO, Hock Tan, said.

“OpenAI has been in the forefront of the AI revolution since the ChatGPT moment, and we are thrilled to co-develop and deploy 10 gigawatts of next generation accelerators and network systems to pave the way for the future of AI.”

OpenAI co-founder and president, Greg Brockman, added: “Our collaboration with Broadcom will power breakthroughs in AI and bring the technology’s full potential closer to reality.

“By building our own chip, we can embed what we’ve learned from creating frontier models and products directly into the hardware, unlocking new levels of capability and intelligence.”

Broadcom president of the semiconductor solutions group, Charlie Kawwas, concluded: “Our partnership with OpenAI continues to set new industry benchmarks for the design and deployment of open, scalable and power-efficient AI clusters.

“Custom accelerators combine remarkably well with standards-based Ethernet scale-up and scale-out networking solutions to provide cost and performance optimised next generation AI infrastructure. The racks include Broadcom’s end-to-end portfolio of Ethernet, PCIe and optical connectivity solutions, reaffirming our AI infrastructure portfolio leadership.”

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