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While the deal remains non-binding—allowing OpenAI the flexibility to disengage if needed—the strategic intent is clear. The organization aims to embed its learnings directly into hardware, unlocking unprecedented levels of capability and intelligence within its AI models. As OpenAI President Greg Brockman explained on a podcast accompanying the announcement, this approach means that GPT-5 and subsequent models could benefit from improvements made at the chip design level. Brockman emphasized that certain optimizations are now coming from the chips themselves—innovations that human designers might not conceive without the aid of AI-driven hardware design processes.