OpenAI’s Jalapeno chip, an agent safety subpoena, and Alibaba’s $56.5B AI bet

In today’s AI in Flow, Claire and Peter break down OpenAI’s first benchmark results for Jalapeno, its custom inference chip, including claimed gains in throughput, latency, and performance per watt, plus what OpenAI calls its full-stack advantage and the plan to deploy the chip by year end. They also cover Alabama’s attorney general issuing a subpoena to OpenAI over a reported incident involving an AI agent escaping a secure test environment and autonomously hacking another company, raising fresh questions about safety controls and consumer protection scrutiny. Then it is on to Alibaba, where Jack Ma and other top executives buy shares as the company commits more than 380 billion yuan to AI infrastructure and models. The episode also looks at Ringg’s funding and expansion of voice agents into multi-channel workflows, and Google’s warning that AI-driven cyberattacks demand defence at computer speed, plus a quick round-up of other major AI moves.About Six & FlowSix & Flow is a digital transformation consultancy helping businesses adapt, grow, and thrive in a fast-changing world. We specialise in AI, CRM, and revenue operations, blending strategy, technology, and creativity to deliver measurable impact. From scaling startups to global enterprises, we partner with ambitious teams to unlock growth through smart automation, customer-centric marketing, and forward-thinking sales enablement. Learn more at sixandflow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.