OpenAI big chip orders dwarf its revenues — for now
By
Binu Mathew
New York: OpenAI is ordering hundreds of billions of dollars worth of chips in the artificial intelligence race, raising questions among investors about how the startup will finance these purchases.
In less than a month, the San Francisco startup behind ChatGPT has committed to acquiring a staggering 26 gigawatts of sophisticated data processors from Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom — more than 10 million units that would consume power equivalent to 20 standard nuclear reactors.
