Anthropic is hiring an AI chip design team
Anthropic is building a team for designing its own custom AI chips. The Claude-maker said it would co-design hardware and models to help its technology run faster and more efficiently.
Anthropic, the maker of the Claude AI, is in the process of assembling a team dedicated to designing custom chips for AI applications. This news was initially reported by Business Insider, but Anthropic has since verified the information with TechCrunch. The company aims to co-design hardware and models to enhance the speed and efficiency of its technology.
It was previously reported that Anthropic was considering Samsung as a potential partner for chip development. The move to create its own chips is driven by the rising demand for Claude and the competitive landscape of AI companies vying for the best AI infrastructure deals. Anthropic has already established partnerships with AWS, Google, Nvidia, and AMD for access to AI computing hardware, but believes that relying on external sources is not sufficient to meet the growing demand.
The company is not alone in this endeavor; OpenAI recently unveiled its Broadcom-built Jalapeño chip tailored for inference workloads, while Google DeepMind relies on Alphabet's TPU chips, and Meta is developing its own MTIA accelerators for AI workloads. Anthropic is currently looking for engineers with expertise in chip design for its "custom silicon team," as indicated in a recent job listing.
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