OpenAI, the AI startup behind the popular language model chatbot ChatGPT, has just signed a massive deal with Amazon worth $38 billion. The agreement is for OpenAI to buy billions of dollars' worth of AWS cloud infrastructure from the e-commerce giant.
The deal marks another major partnership in OpenAI's growing network of industry players, including Google, Oracle, Nvidia, and AMD. It also comes as Amazon and Microsoft, a rival tech company, are both developing their own AI models to compete with startups like OpenAI.
Many analysts believe that the rapid growth of the AI market may be building an "AI bubble," where companies are spending large sums on infrastructure without ensuring they can turn it into profit. However, others argue that big tech companies and AI startups genuinely need more capacity and see a path to monetize it.
For its part, OpenAI is committed to diversifying its reliance on any one cloud provider, with CEO Sam Altman stating that "scaling frontier AI requires massive, reliable compute." The deal with Amazon will provide OpenAI with access to hundreds of thousands of state-of-the-art GPUs and the ability to expand to tens of millions of CPUs.
The agreement also highlights Amazon's resurgence in the AI space, which had previously been seen as lagging behind its rival Microsoft. With this new deal, Amazon is now positioning itself as a major player in the rapidly growing field of artificial intelligence.
The deal marks another major partnership in OpenAI's growing network of industry players, including Google, Oracle, Nvidia, and AMD. It also comes as Amazon and Microsoft, a rival tech company, are both developing their own AI models to compete with startups like OpenAI.
Many analysts believe that the rapid growth of the AI market may be building an "AI bubble," where companies are spending large sums on infrastructure without ensuring they can turn it into profit. However, others argue that big tech companies and AI startups genuinely need more capacity and see a path to monetize it.
For its part, OpenAI is committed to diversifying its reliance on any one cloud provider, with CEO Sam Altman stating that "scaling frontier AI requires massive, reliable compute." The deal with Amazon will provide OpenAI with access to hundreds of thousands of state-of-the-art GPUs and the ability to expand to tens of millions of CPUs.
The agreement also highlights Amazon's resurgence in the AI space, which had previously been seen as lagging behind its rival Microsoft. With this new deal, Amazon is now positioning itself as a major player in the rapidly growing field of artificial intelligence.
, I mean think about it - the more companies that invest in AI, the faster it's gonna grow and the more opportunities there'll be for innovation... but at the same time, people are worried about an "AI bubble" 
, like is everyone just throwing money at AI without thinking about if they can actually make it profitable? It's a bit of both to me - I think big tech companies need more power and resources to develop their AI models, and smaller startups also need access to the right infrastructure... Amazon seems like a smart move for them too, positioning themselves as a major player in the industry 
. OpenAI's got a point about needing massive compute power to scale frontier AI, but is it really worth $38 billion? It feels like companies are throwing money at problems without thinking if there's even a profit to be made in the long run 
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I'm all for diversifying our tech landscape, especially when it comes to AI. We don't want any one company controlling the game 
And btw, Amazon's back in the AI game - they're not just selling stuff anymore 
mind you, some ppl say thats like throwing money at a wall and hoping something sticks but i think its kinda genius on openais part they're building an ecosystem for their AI models and need the resources to do it. also gotta wonder what this means for competition in the AI space, with google, oracle, nvidia, amd all getting involved we might see some real innovation happen soon 
It's not that I don't think AI has potential, but this rapid growth is making me nervous 
. Can we really sustain this pace without some major tech meltdown?
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. But I think it's cool that OpenAI is getting all that power and can finally make its AI model work better 
. And Amazon gets to be a major player in the AI game again 
! It's like, we're living in the future now where AI and tech are changing everything so fast 
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... I mean, Amazon is basically giving them a blank check to create something revolutionary