Everyone’s talking to their phones again

OpenAI has developed a new AI inference chip, reportedly named 'Jalapeno,' that outperforms Nvidia's offerings, according to a SemiAnalysis report. The chip is part of OpenAI's effort to reduce dependence on Nvidia and cut costs for running AI models. Bill Gates also published a 6,000-word essay outlining divergent futures for AI, ranging from optimistic to cautionary scenarios.

Good morning and happy Thursday. Today I’m donating to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library https://imaginationlibrary.com/ in her honor, reading about OpenAI’s incredibly powerful new AI inference chip https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/openai-jalapeno-better-than-nvidia , pretending to read Bill Gates’ 6,000-word essay https://www.gatesnotes.com/a-turbulent-ai-era-and-critical-choices-to-make about AI’s diverging futures, and actually watching this 2-hour deep dive of the upcoming Thief: The Dark Project Remastered https://youtu.be/Fce 5U4BPbw instead. As a reminder, Inbox is the tech newsletter that goes beyond the news cycle. We cover the most important 9to5Google stories from the last couple of days along with a few highlights from around the web. We publish every Tuesday and Thursday, and if you like what you read, please subscribe https://9to5google.beehiiv.com/subscribe .