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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Openai signs 38bn cloud computing deal with amazon - The Untold Story

An illustration shows the OpenAI log on a smartphone in front of an AWS logo
OpenAI said the deal would give it access to hundreds of thousands of Nvidia graphics processors to train and run its AI models. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press/Shutterstock

OpenAI has signed a $38bn (£29bn) deal to use Amazon infrastructure to operate its artificial intelligence products, as part of a more than $1tn spending spree on computing power.

The agreement with Amazon Web Services means OpenAI will be able to use AWS datacentres, and the Nvidia chips inside them, immediately.

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