Wedoany.com Report-Oct. 15, OpenAI has announced a strategic partnership with Broadcom to co-develop advanced AI hardware, marking a significant step in expanding its in-house technology capabilities. Under the collaboration, OpenAI will design custom chips and systems, while Broadcom will assist in developing and deploying them across OpenAI’s global infrastructure.

The initiative aims to enhance the company’s computing capacity by integrating insights gained from building advanced AI models directly into its hardware architecture. The new systems, supported by Broadcom’s Ethernet and connectivity solutions, will power OpenAI’s data centers and partner facilities worldwide, helping meet the growing global demand for AI-driven applications.

Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, said: “Partnering with Broadcom is a critical step in building the infrastructure needed to unlock AI’s potential and deliver real benefits for people and businesses. Developing our own accelerators adds to the broader ecosystem of partners all building the capacity required to push the frontier of AI to provide benefits to all humanity.” His statement highlights the company’s long-term vision of integrating hardware innovation with AI development to improve performance and accessibility.

Hock Tan, president and CEO of Broadcom, described the partnership as an important milestone: “Broadcom’s collaboration with OpenAI signifies a pivotal moment in the pursuit of artificial general intelligence. OpenAI has been in the forefront of the AI revolution since the ChatGPT moment, and we are thrilled to co-develop and deploy 10 gigawatts of next generation accelerators and network systems to pave the way for the future of AI.”

The project will focus on designing custom accelerators and deploying high-performance computing infrastructure capable of handling complex AI workloads efficiently. The combined expertise of both companies is expected to drive advances in scalability, energy efficiency, and cost optimization, strengthening the foundation for the next generation of AI systems.

Greg Brockman, co-founder and president of OpenAI, added: “Our collaboration with Broadcom will power breakthroughs in AI and bring the technology’s full potential closer to reality. By building our own chip, we can embed what we’ve learned from creating frontier models and products directly into the hardware, unlocking new levels of capability and intelligence.”

Charlie Kawwas, president of Broadcom’s Semiconductor Solutions Group, commented: “Our partnership with OpenAI continues to set new industry benchmarks for the design and deployment of open, scalable and power-efficient AI clusters. Custom accelerators combine remarkably well with standards-based Ethernet scale-up and scale-out networking solutions to provide cost and performance optimised next generation AI infrastructure. The racks include Broadcom’s end-to-end portfolio of Ethernet, PCIe and optical connectivity solutions, reaffirming our AI infrastructure portfolio leadership.”

The partnership underscores a growing trend among leading AI companies to develop custom hardware solutions tailored to their computational needs. By integrating Broadcom’s networking expertise with OpenAI’s AI research and system design, the collaboration is expected to deliver a robust and scalable foundation for future breakthroughs in artificial intelligence technologies.