Overview
- Intel confirmed Sachin Katti has left as chief technology and AI officer to join OpenAI to design and build the company’s compute infrastructure.
- Intel said CEO Chen Liwu will directly oversee the company’s AI agenda and named former Google executive Craig Barratt to its board.
- Microsoft said it plans to leverage access to OpenAI’s custom chip and systems designs, with contractual windows reported to run through 2030 for research access and 2032 for model use.
- OpenAI is reported to be working with Broadcom on custom accelerators and networking hardware as it expands data center capacity.
- Xiaomi confirmed former DeepSeek researcher Luo Fuli has joined its MiMo model team as it extends from reasoning into visual and audio modalities, with some reports claiming Lei Jun personally led a high-priced recruitment.