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OpenAI's second hardware hire Clive Chan joins Anthropic

Clive Chan, OpenAI's second hardware hire who worked on the company's custom chip program, has left the company and joined Anthropic this week, according to a LinkedIn post. Chan praised his former team's hardware talent but did not elaborate on his new role at Anthropic, a rival AI firm.

read1 min publishedJun 6, 2026

Clive Chan (@itsclivetime) said he has left OpenAI, where he worked on the company's custom chip program, and joined Anthropic this week, according to a LinkedIn post describing the move. Chan said he was OpenAI's "second hardware hire" 2.4 years ago and was "proud to have been part of the custom chip program." He praised the team, writing that "the density of hardware talent on that team is extraordinary" and that he does not think "there's a better chip design team anywhere." He did not fra...

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