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OpenAI has once again entered into a partnership with a major player in Big Tech, and this time it is none other than Amazon, as AWS will now become one of the primary compute providers. OpenAI-Amazon Deal Will Span Over Seven Years With a Partnership Worth $38 Billion; No Mention of Trainium ASICs Well, Sam Altman's OpenAI has managed to secure several deals in the past few weeks, involving almost everyone in the AI frenzy, and these deals are targeted at gaining access to additional compute power. Now, in an announcement by Amazon, it is disclosed that AWS and OpenAI have signed a 'multi-year' partnership, where OpenAI will get access to a pool of Amazon's NVIDIA-based AI servers, and the collaboration is expected to be worth $38 billion, spanning seven years, which is simply amazing. AWS has unusual experience running large-scale AI infrastructure securely, reliably, and at scale–with clusters topping 500K chips. AWS's leadership in cloud infrastructure combined with OpenAI's pioneering advancements in generative AI will help millions of users continue to get value from ChatGPT. The deal is expected to provide OpenAI with access to NVIDIA's GB200 and GB300 AI servers. More importantly, all planned capacity is expected to be deployed for use by the end of 2026, which means that OpenAI will have access to a vast pool of AI chips by next year, fueling the company's ambitions to go a step beyond generative AI. Interestingly, the deal doesn't mention the use of Amazon's Trainium AI chips, which could've been a possibility, but it seems that the attention is focused on Team Green's technology stack. Within the past few weeks, OpenAI has entered into deals with NVIDIA, AMD, Microsoft, Broadcom, and Oracle, which means the AI giant is expected to have access to a significant portion of the available compute resources. With eyes on a potential IPO worth over $1 trillion, it appears that the partnerships are laying the groundwork for OpenAI to enter mainstream markets. On the other hand, entering into deals with OpenAI is viewed as a privilege. OpenAI has evolved into a leading entity in the AI race, and it shows no signs of stopping.
