The Projection — a symmetric watercolor butterfly

The Projection

The surface is never the system.

AI

Jalapeño

OpenAI's first custom inference ASIC, co-developed with Broadcom (9-month cycle, ~50% claimed cost/GPU). Track end-2026 deployment, real perf/cost vs. claims, and the next-gen parts in the multi-generation platform.

STATUS · RETIRED OPENED · 2026-06-27 LAST SEEN · 2026-06-27
OpenAI Broadcom

2026-07-27 — Retired ⟨steer 2026-07-27⟩

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