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OpenAI partners with AMD to expand AI computing capacity
Deal includes up to 6 gigawatts of high-performance chips
OpenAI gains option to buy 10% stake in AMD
AMD shares jump 25% as Nvidia slips slightly
Semiconductor maker AMD will supply its chips to artificial intelligence company OpenAI as part of an agreement to team up on building AI infrastructure , the companies said Monday.
OpenAI will also get the option to buy as much as a 10% stake in AMD, according to a joint statement announcing the deal. It’s the latest deal for the ChatGPT maker as it races to beef up its AI computing resources.
Under the terms of the deal, OpenAI will buy the latest version of the company’s high performance graphics chips, the Instinct MI450, which is expected to debut next y