Anthropic will design its own hardware to power Claude
Anthropic is building a custom silicon team to design its own AI chips, aiming to reduce its heavy reliance on Nvidia hardware. The company plans to maintain a multi-chip strategy, continuing to use third-party hardware alongside its own future designs.
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This move reflects a broader industry trend where major AI labs are vertically integrating to secure supply chains and optimize performance for large language models.
Vertical Integration Anthropic will design its own hardware to power Claude Anthropic and OpenAI are racing to scale up while reducing dependence on Nvidia.
55 Co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, dated May 22, 2024. Credit: Chesnot via Getty Images Co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, dated May 22, 2024. Credit: Chesnot via Getty Images Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav
Anthropic is hiring a “custom silicon team” to design chips on which to run its models, the company has revealed.
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