OpenAI joins Google, Microsoft and Amazon in adding ‘problems’ for Nvidia after custom Jalapeno chip launch

OpenAI recently introduced its first custom artificial intelligence (AI) processor, dubbed Jalapeño, marking a major move by the ChatGPT-maker to develop in-house silicon and mounting new pressure on Nvidia’s near-monopoly over advanced AI computing hardware. The custom-built inference semiconductor is claimed to deliver industry-leading speed and operational efficiency, positioning OpenAI alongside tech titans like Google, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft and Meta in engineering proprietary chips to power massive artificial intelligence systems.Developed in collaboration with semiconductor giant Broadcom, the Jalapeño processor is specifically engineered to handle inference, the phase where trained models execute tasks and process user queries.