Katti: Many OpenAI chip team members previously designed Google TPUs
Sachin Katti · OpenAI’s Compute Chief: We Can’t Build Fast Enough | Sachin Katti · Jul 16, 2026 · at 34:51
Sachin Katti, Head of Compute Infrastructure at OpenAI, explains the background of the engineering team responsible for OpenAI's Jalapeño chip.
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“They have, many, many of the team have designed TPU chips at Google in the past.”
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