OpenAI is working on building AI chips

Today, we’re looking at OpenAI’s most ambitious move yet: designing its own AI chips with Broadcom and reshape who controls the future of artificial intelligence infrastructure. We’re also looking at Salesforce’s $15 billion bet to make San Francisco the capital of AI which prove that AI innovation can still be built in public, not just in the cloud.

In today’s post:

• OpenAI is building its own A.I. chips

• Salesforce bets big on San Francisco

• The most AI-savvy bank in the world?

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OpenAI’s next big move isn’t ChatGPT

OpenAI just inked a deal with Broadcom to start designing its own chips. That means less reliance on Nvidia and a major shift in the A.I. power balance.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• After billion-dollar deals with Nvidia and AMD, OpenAI is going solo with custom silicon.

• The new chips, built with Broadcom, will roll out starting next year.

• These chips are part of a plan to power data centers using 10 gigawatts of electricity more than some countries use.

• Nvidia still dominates the A.I. chip market, but this signals OpenAI’s intent to control its own stack.

• Broadcom won’t invest in OpenAI or hand over equity, unlike AMD and Nvidia.

• This is less about saving money and more about strategic independence.

• OpenAI’s new facilities in Texas, Ohio, and the Midwest show it’s thinking long-term and global.

Here’s what I think:

This move isn’t just about chips, it’s about control. OpenAI wants leverage, and owning more of its hardware supply chain gives it just that. It’s also a quiet signal: the next platform shift isn’t just software. It’s infrastructure.

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$15 billion says AI belongs in SF

At Dreamforce, Salesforce announced a $15 billion plan to revitalize San Francisco, not with real estate, but with AI.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• Salesforce will invest $15B over five years to make SF an AI powerhouse.

• The money will go toward an AI Incubator Hub and workforce training.

• It’s also meant to help companies become “agentic enterprises”, Salesforce’s term for AI-integrated orgs.

• This move aims to reboot SF’s struggling office market and tech morale.

• Dreamforce returns as a rallying cry for the city’s relevance in AI.

• The investment aligns with broader tech trends pulling AI R&D back onshore.

• It’s a bet on culture, talent density, and city infrastructure as strategic assets.

Here’s what I think:

Salesforce isn’t just funding AI innovation, it’s funding a narrative. One where San Francisco remains the spiritual home of tech, even if the hype moved elsewhere. If this works, it could reset the urban playbook for tech-led growth.

PROFITS

JP Morgan Chase leads banks in AI

For the fourth year in a row, JPMorganChase topped the Evident AI Index. The message is clear: AI is no longer experimental in finance, it’s operational.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• JPMorganChase ranked #1 in innovation, leadership, and transparency for AI use.

• It became the first bank to get a perfect score in AI leadership.

• The bank’s internal LLM suite now supports summarization, content creation, and workflow automation.

• AI is delivering: JPMorganChase raised expected returns from $1.5B to $2B.

• It also leads in research, patents, and responsible AI hiring.

• Capital One, though second overall, still dominates in AI talent density.

• The competition is heating up, top banks improved AI scores twice as fast as the industry average.

This is no longer about early adoption. JPMorganChase is turning AI into a strategic engine; measurable, scalable, and built into the workflow. In a field where most banks are still piloting ideas, JPMorgan is publishing results.

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