Anthropic reportedly in talks with Samsung to manufacture custom AI chip
Anthropic PBC is reportedly in talks with Samsung Electronics Co. to produce a custom artificial intelligence chip.
The Information today cited sources as saying that the discussions are in an early stage. According to the publication, Anthropic has not yet finalized key details such as what workloads the processor will run and its performance.
Some AI accelerators, including Nvidia Corp.’s flagship Rubin graphics processing unit, can both train AI models and perform inference. Other chips have a narrower focus. Etched Inc., a startup that closed a $800 million funding round this week, has developed an accelerator designed solely for inference.
Some AI processors are optimized for even more granular tasks. Earlier this year, Nvidia debuted a chip called the LPU 30 that is designed to perform a specific subset of the calculations involved in inference workflows. The chip is based on Samsung’s four-nanometer process.
