ExclusiveOpenAI to Spend More Than $20 Billion on Cerebras Chips, Receive Equity Stake
OpenAI recently struck an unusual deal to lessen its dependence on Nvidia’s AI chips and potentially lower its computing expenses in the coming years. OpenAI has agreed to pay Cerebras more than $20 billion to use servers powered by the firm’s chips over the next three years, double the figure that was previously associated with the deal, according to multiple people with knowledge of the deal. As part of the agreement, OpenAI will receive warrants for a minority portion of Cerebras’ shares,...