Anthropic is in early-stage discussions with Samsung Electronics to serve as a manufacturing partner for a custom AI chip, with the two companies still determining the processor's function, power requirements, and server integration. An Anthropic representative stated that a diversified hardware stack, including Amazon’s Trainium chips, Google’s TPUs and Nvidia’s GPUs, “is and will remain central to how we scale our compute strategy,” but declined to share additional information on its chip roadmap. The talks reflect a broader push among AI companies to diversify chip supply amid surging demand and lessen dependence on Nvidia. Rival OpenAI unveiled its first custom AI chip with Broadcom last month. Separately, yesterday (2 July) Reuters reported Anthropic has not been approached by the Trump administration about a stake in the AI player after the Financial Times disclosed OpenAI is considering giving the government a 5% stake.