en.Wedoany.com Reported - Clive Chan, the second hardware employee on OpenAI's custom chip team, has left the company and joined rival Anthropic.

OpenAI is jointly developing an AI chip with Broadcom. Chan reiterated an October blog post stating that the semiconductor is scheduled for launch in the second half of 2026.

Chan said on X platform that he is proud to have been part of the custom chip project and thanked colleagues for their collaborative learning. He noted the team's exceptionally high density of hardware talent, believing no other chip design team can compare. Joining as the second hardware employee 2.4 years ago, the experience has been exciting, and he looks forward to seeing these chips become one of the most important engines for AGI. Chan added that he has always found it hard to resist the urge to climb new peaks from scratch. He joined Anthropic this week because he was deeply impressed by the team's talent, values, and ambition, and the pace and intensity of the past few days have already energized him.

Anthropic uses a large number of chips, including Nvidia GPUs, Google TPUs, and Amazon Trainium hardware. The company has not announced any plans for self-developed hardware, but Reuters reported in April that the company is considering developing its own chips.

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