Anthropic's custom chip "brush"? Ex-OpenAI hardware staff joins
eliebakouch · x · 2026-08-22
A netizen suggested naming Anthropic's custom inference chip "brush" or "pencil," referencing both the tool for inference and the Claude Monet art pun. Additionally, Clive, an early member of OpenAI's custom hardware "Jalapenos" team, joined Anthropic a few months ago.
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