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OpenAI Plans to Buy Google TPUs, Seeks Engineer for Model Optimization

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OpenAI plans to purchase Google's TPUs, according to a person familiar with the matter, marking a potential shift for a major Nvidia customer. A job listing reveals OpenAI is seeking an engineer to lead optimization of its models on TPUs, boosting a competitor to Nvidia.

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    Source: OpenAI, a major Nvidia customer, plans to buy Google's TPUs; a job listing shows it seeks an engineer to "lead the optimization" of its models on TPUs (Ryan Barwick/The Information)

    Ryan Barwick / The Information : Source: OpenAI, a major Nvidia customer, plans to buy Google's TPUs; a job listing shows it seeks an engineer to “lead the optimization” of its models on TPUs — OpenAI plans to buy Google's AI chips, according to a person familiar with the matter, in a boost for a rising competitor to OpenAI backer Nvidia.

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