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OpenAI and Broadcom: 10 GW of OpenAI-designed accelerators (H2 2026–2029)

10 GW of OpenAI-designed accelerators (second half of 2026 through 2029)

Why it matters

Vertical integration at a frontier lab

Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”

Officialopenai.comhttps://openai.com/index/openai-and-broadcom-announce-strategic-collaboration/

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