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Microsoft is letting OpenAI get its own AI compute now
The new agreement “includes changes to the exclusivity on new capacity, moving to a model where Microsoft has a right of first refusal (ROFR),” Microsoft says. “To further support OpenAI, Microsoft has approved OpenAI’s ability to build additional capacity, primarily for research and training of models.”
Microsoft will no longer be OpenAI’s exclusive cloud infrastructure provider
If you've read about the Microsoft-OpenAI relationship over the past few years, you'd know that apart from its financial investments, Microsoft was also the exclusive cloud infra provider to OpenAI. While the former is still there,
Microsoft relaxes exclusivity, allowing OpenAI to use rival cloud providers
Microsoft has revised its agreement with OpenAI, allowing the AI company to partner with other cloud service providers (CSPs). However, Microsoft retains the Right of First Refusal (ROFR), giving it a priority to match any competing offers before OpenAI commits to other providers.
Why Microsoft has ended exclusive cloud partnership with OpenAI
Microsoft has ended its exclusive partnership with OpenAI as the sole provider of data center infrastructure. The development comes just as OpenAI announced Stargate, a new $500 billion AI infrastructure deal with SoftBank, Oracle, and others.
Microsoft and OpenAI evolve partnership to drive the next phase of AI
We are thrilled to continue our strategic partnership with OpenAI and to partner on Stargate. Today’s announcement is complementary to what our two companies have been working on together since 2019.
Microsoft loses status as OpenAI's exclusive cloud provider
Microsoft won’t be the sole cloud provider for OpenAI but can decide whether to deliver the company with capacity or allow another party to fill the need.
Microsoft is no longer OpenAI’s exclusive cloud provider
Microsoft was once the exclusive provider of data center infrastructure for OpenAI to train and run its AI models. No longer. As part of Stargate, the company’s massive new infrastructure deal with SoftBank,
OpenAI and SoftBank announce $500bn AI project
The Stargate project, announced at the White House, involves an initial investment of $100bn, with plans to increase this to ...
OpenAI and Softbank are starting a $500 billion AI data center company
A plan to build a system of data centers for artificial intelligence has been revealed in a White House press conference, ...
Microsoft relaxes data center grip on OpenAI amid $500 bln joint venture
Microsoft on Tuesday said it has changed some key terms of a deal with OpenAI after the ChatGPT creator announced a joint ...