According Reuters, OpenAI is exploring the possibility of manufacturing its own ai chips, and is even considering an acquisition. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman previously blamed GPU shortages on user concerns regarding the speed and reliability of the company’s API, which led to these moves. OpenAI using its own chips could also reduce its costs. According to Bernstein Research analysis, each ChatGPT query costs the company about four cents.
At the moment, NVIDIA controls the market for chips that power ai applications. The Microsoft OpenAI supercomputer used to develop its technology, for example, uses 10,000 NVIDIA GPUs. Microsoft, the largest backer of OpenAI, has been working on its own ai chip since 2019.
-Mat Smith
The most important stories you may have missed
The Talos Principle 2 is the ideal combination of puzzle and story
Amazon’s first internet satellite launch was a success
iOS 17 review: Notable new features and optimized touches
Hitting the books: NASA’s Kathy Sullivan and advances in orbital personal hygiene
UK regulator says Snap’s ai chatbot may put children’s privacy at risk
You can receive these reports daily directly to your inbox. Subscribe right here!
A first look at your asteroid sample.
NASA will give the public a look at the asteroid sample brought to Earth by its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. A livestream of the reveal is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday, October 11. OSIRIS-REx took its sample from Bennu in 2020, then spent a year and a half observing the asteroid before returning to Earth in May 2021. “The biggest ‘problem’ we can have is that there is so much material that it is taking more than what we expected in collecting it,” said Christopher Snead, deputy director of conservation for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx.
Keep reading.
Save Mary never hit stores.
Atari has just announced pre-orders for a physical cartridge of the company’s once-ubiquitous 2600 console. The game, Save Mary, was developed during the console’s golden years, before being shelved when the 2600 went the way of the dodo. If you want to game, you don’t need to dust off your old 2600. Conveniently, Atari sells an upgraded version of the console. called 2600+. What a relief.
Keep reading.
It looks like this will determine how many ads you’ll see.
Bloomberg reports that X is testing a trio of subscription tiers to help solve its financial problems. Details are scarce, but these paid subscription options will likely affect the number of ads you can see when using the platform. It looks like it will be divided into Basic, Standard and Plus. Basic users will continue to see the usual number of ads, while standard users will see half, equivalent to what people who pay $8 each month get right now. In addition, users will not see any ads, no matter how much it costs.
Keep reading.
And Samsung launched even more devices.
This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat with Engadget’s Sam Rutherford about all things Made by Google. That includes the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, and Pixel Watch 2. We give Google credit for leaning into ai long before it was cool, but we wonder if the Pixel 8 Pro’s temperature sensor will actually be useful.
Listen here.
