The next step for AI isn’t just getting better at chatting—it’s starting to make discoveries on its own, from solving math problems to designing chips. Innovation itself is now being directly driven by computing power.

This featured clip from AI on Air comes from a recent CNBC Television program. The main speaker is OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
▷ He says AI is no longer just being used to solve math problems; it’s also entering many fields of science and tackling some of the most valuable technological challenges, helping people discover new science and invent new technologies.
▷ His example is a chip called Jalapeno, which is being deployed at OCI. He describes it as the world’s best AI chip for inference, with much of the design work done by AI—and completed faster than anyone had previously imagined.
▷ His view is that in just a few years, AI has gone from chatbots to coding agents, and now to turning computing power directly into innovation. Whether it’s building chips or treating disease, the result will be better, cheaper services. People just haven’t quite felt yet, on an emotional level, that it’s already here. 🪁