OpenAI taps AMD for massive compute buildout

The two companies will deploy six gigawatts of GPU capacity beginning next year, the latest effort to build out data center infrastructure.

Dive Brief:

• OpenAI cut a deal with AMD to deploy six gigawatts of AI compute capacity in a massive infrastructure push unveiled Monday. The companies will share technical expertise and align product roadmaps across multiple generations of AMD Instinct GPUs, according to a joint announcement.
• “This partnership is a major step in building the compute capacity needed to realize AI’s full potential,” Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, said in the release. The companies plan to activate one gigawatt of AMD Instinct MI450 series GPUs by the second half of next year.
• OpenAI has invested heavily in the compute needed to power large language model technologies through the $500 billion Stargate infrastructure initiative. The company agreed to purchase up to 160 million shares of AMD stock ...