$100 billion partnership

OpenAI and Nvidia have finalized a $100 billion partnership to develop next-generation AI supercomputing facilities. Nvidia will invest $10 billion at a time, supplying processors for new data centers. The deal, negotiated by Altman and Huang, was finalized shortly before Altman’s infrastructure initiative unveiling in Texas. This monumental agreement signifies a pivotal moment in AI, with capital and influence concentrating within industry leaders. OpenAI will integrate all infrastructure projects under the “Stargate” umbrella and diversifying its compute sourcing. Nvidia also invested $5 billion into Intel and $700 million in data center startup Nscale.