autotldr@lemmings.world
on 06 Oct 2023 06:20
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
However, since at least last year it discussed various options to solve the shortage of expensive AI chips that OpenAI relies on, according to people familiar with the matter.
CEO Sam Altman has made the acquisition of more AI chips a top priority for the company.
Since 2020, OpenAI has developed its generative artificial intelligence technologies on a massive supercomputer constructed by Microsoft, one of its largest backers, that uses 10,000 of Nvidia’s graphics processing units (GPUs).
Doing so would be a major strategic initiative and a heavy investment that could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars a year in costs, according to industry veterans.
OpenAI had considered the path to the point where it performed due diligence on a potential acquisition target, according to one of the people familiar with its plans.
Even if OpenAI goes ahead with plans for a custom chip - including an acquisition - the effort is likely to take several years leaving the company dependent on commercial providers like Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) in the meantime.
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DTFpanda@lemmy.world
on 06 Oct 2023 06:44
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And so it begins
UlfKirsten@feddit.de
on 06 Oct 2023 19:05
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
However, since at least last year it discussed various options to solve the shortage of expensive AI chips that OpenAI relies on, according to people familiar with the matter.
CEO Sam Altman has made the acquisition of more AI chips a top priority for the company.
Since 2020, OpenAI has developed its generative artificial intelligence technologies on a massive supercomputer constructed by Microsoft, one of its largest backers, that uses 10,000 of Nvidia’s graphics processing units (GPUs).
Doing so would be a major strategic initiative and a heavy investment that could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars a year in costs, according to industry veterans.
OpenAI had considered the path to the point where it performed due diligence on a potential acquisition target, according to one of the people familiar with its plans.
Even if OpenAI goes ahead with plans for a custom chip - including an acquisition - the effort is likely to take several years leaving the company dependent on commercial providers like Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) in the meantime.
The original article contains 639 words, the summary contains 175 words. Saved 73%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!
And so it begins
Another origin story? sigh