\n OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further highlights just how power intensive the AI boom has become.\n <\/p>\n
\n It\u2019s the latest partnership between OpenAI and a high-profile chip company, coming after it struck deals with Nvidia<\/a> and AMD<\/a> as the company seeks to secure more computing resources to serve its growing user base. ChatGPT now has 800 million weekly users, and an executive suggested on X<\/a> that the recently released Sora video generation app is growing faster than ChatGPT.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cPartnering with Broadcom is a critical step in building the infrastructure needed to unlock AI\u2019s potential and deliver real benefits for people and businesses,\u201d Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, said in a press release announcing the deal.\n <\/p>\n \n Deployment of the AI accelerator and network systems is expected to start in the second half of 2026.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n The deal with Broadcom would use as much power as 8 million US households, according to Reuters<\/a>, as concerns have been raised about AI\u2019s impact on the environment.<\/a> A 2024 Department of Energy report<\/a> on data center energy usage found that data centers are expected to consume about 6.7% to 12% of total US electricity by 2028, up from 4.4% in 2023.\n <\/p>\n