‘Please join the Tesla silicon team if you want to…’: Elon Musk offers job as he announces ‘epic’ AI chip

Elon Musk has announced a major step forward for Tesla's chip development, confirming a ‘great design review’ for the company’s AI5 chip. The CEO made the announcement on X, signaling Tesla's intensified push into custom semiconductors amid a fierce global competition, and also offered job to engineers at Tesla’s silicon team.According to Musk, the AI5 chip is set to be ‘epic,’ and the upcoming AI6 has a ‘shot at being the best by AI chip by far.’“Just had a great design review today with the Tesla AI5 chip design team! This is going to be an epic chip. And AI6 to follow has a shot at being the best by AI chip by far,” Musk said in a post on X.Musk revealed that Tesla's silicon strategy has been streamlined. The company is moving from developing two separate chip architectures to focusing all of its talent on just one. "Switching from doing 2 chip architectures to 1 means all our silicon talent is focused on making 1 incredible chip. No-brainer in retrospect," he wrote.In a call for new talent, Musk invited engineers to join the Tesla silicon team, emphasising the critical nature of their work. He noted that they would be working on chips that "save lives" where "milliseconds matter."Earlier this year, Tesla signed a major chip supply agreement with Samsung Electronics, reportedly valued at $16.5 billion. The deal is set to run through the end of 2033.Musk confirmed the partnership, stating that Samsung has agreed to allow “full customisation of Tesla-designed chips.” He also revealed that Samsung's newest fabrication plant in Texas will be dedicated to producing Tesla's next-generation A16 chipset.This contract is a significant win for Samsung, which has reportedly been facing financial struggles and stiff competition in the chip manufacturing market.