The second hardware hire on OpenAI's custom chip team, Clive Chan, has left for rival Anthropic.
OpenAI is co-developing an AI chip with Broadcom, with Chan repeating an October blog post that said the semiconductor is planned for the second half of 2026.
– Anthropic
"I’m proud to have been part of the custom chip program and grateful to everyone I got to build with and learn from along the way," Chan said in an X post.
"The density of hardware talent on that team is extraordinary, and I don't think there's a better chip design team anywhere. It's been a wild journey from second hardware hire, 2.4 years ago, to now, and I'm excited to watch these chips become one of the most important engines of AGI."
