OpenAI says its Jalapeño chip can power faster AI responses than the competition

OpenAI has developed a custom chip called Jalapeño (an ASIC, or application-specific integrated circuit designed for a particular job) that can run AI inference (the process of using a trained AI model to answer questions or complete tasks) faster and more efficiently than competing chips. According to OpenAI's hardware leader, Jalapeño achieves lower latency (faster response time) and higher throughput (ability to handle more requests), addressing a typical trade-off where AI systems usually have to choose between speed or capacity.