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Anthropic negotiates with Samsung to build custom AI chips
TechCrunch Anthropic is discussing a new custom chip with Samsung
Anthropic is reportedly in discussions with Samsung to develop custom AI hardware. The talks come shortly after rival OpenAI announced its own custom chip partnership with Broadcom, highlighting the industry's push to secure independent hardware pipelines.
Why it matters
Designing custom chips helps AI developers reduce their reliance on Nvidia, potentially lowering the long-term cost of running AI models.
Latest brief · Jul 22, 2026