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Breakthrough AI Partnership: OpenAI and AMD Shake Up the Tech Industry

Major Developments in AI and Semiconductor Alliances

In a landmark move, OpenAI has entered into an unexpected yet highly strategic partnership with AMD, signaling a shift in how artificial intelligence companies secure hardware infrastructure. This alliance comes just weeks after OpenAI finalized a significant deal with Nvidia, marking a rapid pivot toward diversification in chip supply chains.

The collaboration aims to provide OpenAI with a new capacity for massive-scale infrastructure, beginning with the deployment of one gigawatt of AMD Instinct GPUs in 2026. The partnership plans to expand this to six gigawatts across multiple hardware generations, enabling the development of increasingly powerful AI models.