OpenAI Unveils Its First Custom AI Chip

OpenAI has revealed its first custom AI chip, called Jalapeño, developed in partnership with Broadcom. The chip is an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit designed exclusively for AI inference tasks. Jalapeño is intended to power both current and future large language models in AI servers. The move signals OpenAI's push to develop its own hardware infrastructure rather than relying solely on third-party processors.