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OpenAI's custom Jalapeno AI inference ASIC is for OpenAI’s internal use, but company leaves the door open to broader rollout

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Following the reveal of OpenAI’s Jalapeño ASIC , a clear question formed: Who is this for? That’s not to say the accelerator doesn’t have a purpose, but rather that OpenAI didn’t clearly define what…

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