Anthropic is reportedly in early stage discussions with Samsung Electronics to serve as a manufacturing partner for a custom-made AI chip.
The Information reported the two companies are still working out what the processor should do, how powerful it needs to be, and how it would integrate into a server.
A representative for Anthropic told Mobile World Live a diversified hardware stack, which includes Amazon’s Trainium chips, Google’s TPUs and Nvidia’s GPUs, “is and will remain central to how we scale our compute strategy”, but declined to share any additional information on its chip roadmap.
The talks reflect a broader push among AI companies to diversify their chip supply as demand for their services continues to surge and to lessen dependence on Nvidia.
Rival OpenAI unveiled its first custom AI chip with Broadcom last month, part of a move to gain an edge by designing hardware to better run its AI products.
Separately, on the 2nd of July Reuters reported Anthropic has not been approached by the Trump administration about a stake in the AI player after the Financial Times disclosed OpenAI is considering giving the government a 5% stake.
Source: Mobile World Live
Image Credit: Anthropic
