OpenAI is collaborating with chip maker Broadcom to develop and deploy newly designed AI chips, the companies said in blog posts on Monday.

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The deal will involve OpenAI designing systems and accelerators, which are specialized hardware used for demanding calculations, and Broadcom deploying these chips. OpenAI says developing its own chips will allow it to use what it learned developing frontier AI models and better tune its hardware to unlock new capabilities.

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