How Nvidia and OpenAI's staggering $100 billion deal could fuel a new age of AI

This promise of deploying 10 gigawatts of NVIDIA-powered to OpenAI in the next decade dwarfs all of NVIDIA's previous AI software investments combined.

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• This deal seals an NVIDIA and OpenAI partnership for years.
• This deal is bigger than all of NVIDIA's other AI deals combined. 
• All other AI software companies must be concerned.

Nvidia's partnership with OpenAI to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia systems in the next few years is a jaw-dropper. Backing this massive investment in OpenAI's data centers is a staggering $100 billion from Nvidia as the new facilities come online. 

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The collaboration, formalized through a ...