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Nvidia Confirms It Will Join OpenAI Funding Round, Rules Out $100 Billion Investment

Amazon is negotiating a separate investment of up to $50 billion, according to reports.

Overview

  • Speaking in Taipei, CEO Jensen Huang said Nvidia will invest in OpenAI and that the outlay will likely be the largest in the company’s history, without disclosing the amount.
  • Huang rejected claims he is unhappy with OpenAI, calling the suggestion “absurd” and describing the planned commitment as “enormous.”
  • He emphasized the contribution will be far below $100 billion, pushing back on earlier market speculation tied to a nonbinding September letter of intent.
  • OpenAI’s raise is aimed at financing new AI data centers and infrastructure targeting roughly 10 gigawatts of compute capacity built with Nvidia components.
  • Bloomberg and Reuters report Amazon is in talks to invest up to $50 billion and to extend a compute-capacity agreement, with final terms across the round still being negotiated.