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Kevin Weil says AI chips are mostly used for email, but that will change

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Kevin Weil, an OpenAI executive, posts on X that AI chips are "primarily for email" today, calling the line "funny and somewhat true." He replies to Arthur Macwaters, who had described how silicon chips are made and run AI models.

Weil says the situation "won't remain true for much longer." The post does not specify what share of chip use is email or what he expects to change.

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    Kevin Weil says AI chips are "primarily for email" for now

    AIKevin Weil of OpenAI posts "Primarily for email" is funny and somewhat true, but says it won't remain true for much longer. He replies to Arthur Macwaters, who describes how silicon chips are made and run AI models.

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