Anthropic hires ex-TPU leader Amir Salek to develop custom AI chips
Pablomiller · reddit · 2026-08-22
Anthropic has hired former Google TPU leader Amir Salek to expand its compute team and move toward developing custom AI chips. Salek reportedly led Google's TPU program through its first seven generations. This move suggests Anthropic seeks more control over its hardware infrastructure, though Nvidia, Google, and Amazon will remain key suppliers.
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