Anthropic hires Google TPU founder Amir Salek to lead chip efforts
dinabass · x · 2026-08-22
Anthropic has hired Amir Salek, the founder and former head of Google's TPU team, for its compute team.
Key Details:
- Salek was most recently with Cerberus Capital Management.
- This hire comes as Anthropic lays the groundwork for developing its own chips, aiming to strengthen control over its infrastructure.
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