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OpenAI's "Katsu" Codename Explained: From Cutlet to Curry Confusion

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SemiAnalysis is discussing the codenames used by OpenAI for its new hardware, particularly the Jalapeno ASIC. The analysis delves into the etymology of "Katsu," a codename for host CPU trays, explaining its Japanese origin as a breaded cutlet and its popularization in the UK through dishes like "Chicken katsu curry." The author notes that while "Katsu" is not a curry itself, its association with curry dishes has led to its widespread use in naming various food items and even components within OpenAI's system, such as Vindaloo for ASIC trays and Chana for switch trays. AI

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OpenAI's "Katsu" Codename Explained: From Cutlet to Curry Confusion

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COVERAGE [6]

  1. X — SemiAnalysis TIER_1 English(EN) · SemiAnalysis_ ·

    As educational as this post was, our recent deep dive on Jalapeno is even more educational. Read more here: (6/6) https://t.co/dbuAUrRSt1

    As educational as this post was, our recent deep dive on Jalapeno is even more educational. Read more here: (6/6) https://t.co/dbuAUrRSt1

  2. X — SemiAnalysis TIER_1 English(EN) · SemiAnalysis_ ·

    Here is where it gets better. Katsu is short for katsuretsu, the Japanese transliteration of the English word "cutlet." A European dish adopted into Japan durin

    Here is where it gets better. Katsu is short for katsuretsu, the Japanese transliteration of the English word "cutlet." A European dish adopted into Japan during the Meiji era, name included. So the word made a full round trip. Europe invents the cutlet. Japan borrows the word.

  3. X — SemiAnalysis TIER_1 English(EN) · SemiAnalysis_ ·

    As the dish exploded in popularity in the 2010s, the name got compressed. "Chicken katsu curry" became "a katsu." The sauce became "katsu sauce." UK supermarket

    As the dish exploded in popularity in the 2010s, the name got compressed. "Chicken katsu curry" became "a katsu." The sauce became "katsu sauce." UK supermarkets now sell katsu-flavored everything, referring to the sauce and the cutlet nowhere in sight. (4/6) https://t.co/HiNuJwK…

  4. X — SemiAnalysis TIER_1 English(EN) · SemiAnalysis_ ·

    Katsu is a Japanese breaded fried cutlet. In Japan, katsu curry means exactly that: a katsu, served on curry. The word katsu refers only to the cutlet. So how d

    Katsu is a Japanese breaded fried cutlet. In Japan, katsu curry means exactly that: a katsu, served on curry. The word katsu refers only to the cutlet. So how did katsu come to mean "curry" to some people? That one traces back to the UK. Wagamama put chicken katsu curry on its ht…

  5. X — SemiAnalysis TIER_1 English(EN) · SemiAnalysis_ ·

    OpenAI went with a spicy theme for the codenames. The ASIC is a pepper codename, and various parts of the system are named after curries. Vindaloo for the ASIC

    OpenAI went with a spicy theme for the codenames. The ASIC is a pepper codename, and various parts of the system are named after curries. Vindaloo for the ASIC trays, Chana for the switch trays, and Katsu for the host CPU trays. Except Katsu is NOT a curry. (2/6) https://t.co/iQt…

  6. X — SemiAnalysis TIER_1 English(EN) · SemiAnalysis_ ·

    There is a lot of deserved hype for how great OpenAI's Jalapeno ASIC and system will be. However, there is one major flaw that no one is talking about at all...

    There is a lot of deserved hype for how great OpenAI's Jalapeno ASIC and system will be. However, there is one major flaw that no one is talking about at all... (1/6)🧵 https://t.co/7mlrpDWAsp

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