{"id":1190251,"date":"2023-10-09T12:17:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T16:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1190251"},"modified":"2023-10-09T12:17:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T16:17:55","slug":"tired-of-shortages-openai-considers-making-its-own-ai-chips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1190251","title":{"rendered":"Tired of shortages, OpenAI considers making its own AI chips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rss-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"intro-image intro-left\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/openai_glowing_blue-800x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"A glowing OpenAI logo on a blue background.\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\" style=\"font-size:0.8em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/openai_glowing_blue.jpg\" class=\"enlarge-link\" data-height=\"675\" data-width=\"1200\">Enlarge<\/a> (credit: OpenAI \/ Benj Edwards)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div><a name=\"page-1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>OpenAI, the creator of <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2022\/12\/openai-invites-everyone-to-test-new-ai-powered-chatbot-with-amusing-results\/\">ChatGPT<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2023\/09\/openai-announces-dall-e-3-a-next-gen-ai-image-generator-based-on-chatgpt\/\">DALL-E 3<\/a> generative AI products, is exploring the possibility of manufacturing its own AI accelerator chips, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/chatgpt-owner-openai-is-exploring-making-its-own-ai-chips-sources-2023-10-06\/\">Reuters<\/a>. Citing anonymous sources, the Reuters report indicates that OpenAI is considering the option due to a shortage of specialized AI GPU chips and the high costs associated with running them.<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI has been evaluating various options to address this issue, including potentially acquiring a chipmaking company and working more closely with other chip manufacturers like Nvidia. Currently, the AI firm has not made a final decision, but the discussions have been ongoing since at least last year. Nvidia <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2023\/08\/nvidia-thinks-ai-boom-is-far-from-over-as-gpu-sales-drive-big-earnings-win\/\">dominates<\/a> the AI chip market, holding more than 80 percent of the global share for processors best suited for AI applications. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has publicly <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230601000258\/https:\/\/website-nm4keew22-humanloopml.vercel.app\/blog\/openai-plans\">expressed his concerns<\/a> over the scarcity and cost of these chips.<\/p>\n<p>The hardware situation is said to be a top priority for OpenAI, as the company currently relies on a massive supercomputer built by Microsoft, one of its <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2023\/01\/openai-and-microsoft-reaffirm-shared-quest-for-powerful-ai-with-new-investment\/\">largest backers<\/a>. The supercomputer uses 10,000 Nvidia graphics processing units (GPUs), according to Reuters. Running ChatGPT comes with significant costs, with each query costing approximately 4 cents, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernsteinresearch.com\/\">Bernstein<\/a> analyst Stacy Rasgon. If queries grow to even a tenth of the scale of Google search, the initial investment in GPUs would be around $48.1 billion, with annual maintenance costs at about $16 billion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1974362#p3\">Read 3 remaining paragraphs<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1974362&amp;comments=1\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: Ars Technica &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/?p=1974362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tired of shortages, OpenAI considers making its own AI chips<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enlarge (credit: OpenAI \/ Benj Edwards) OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT and DALL-E 3 generative AI products, is exploring the possibility of manufacturing its own AI accelerator chips, according to Reuters. 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