Khaberni - Microsoft is seeking to address its delay in the smart chip race in an unconventional way, having decided to partially rely on its partner "OpenAI" to develop its own chips, in a move that has been described as "pragmatic" after the company's efforts faltered compared to rivals such as "Google" and "Amazon".
Microsoft plans to leverage the technologies developed by OpenAI in collaboration with Broadcom in designing artificial intelligence chips, with full intellectual property rights to those designs, according to a report published by "TechCrunch" and reviewed by "Al Arabiya Business".
CEO Satya Nadella said in a recent interview: "Whenever OpenAI develops something new at the system level, we get full access to it."
New agreement until 2032
Under the revised partnership agreement between the two parties, Microsoft will have the rights to use OpenAI's chip designs until 2032, in addition to continuing access to the advanced AI models developed by the company.
The only exception in the agreement includes exploratory devices that OpenAI plans to develop and sell independently.
Strategic cooperation in a costly race
The agreement points to an increasing reality in the tech industry: designing AI chips has become a complex and very costly task.
Instead of continuing individual attempts, Microsoft is betting that collaborating with OpenAI, supported by a smart contract and a flexible ownership structure, will expedite its entry into the world of custom chips.
