Anthropic is discussing a new custom chip with Samsung
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Anthropic exploring a custom AI chip with Samsung—days after OpenAI’s Broadcom move—confirms that frontier labs now see vertical integration into silicon as strategic, not optional. If you’re building on these models, expect faster hardware iteration, more differentiated performance tiers, and tighter coupling between model roadmaps and specific chip vendors.
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