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Nvidia CEO Denies Friction With OpenAI Amid $100 Billion Investment Talks

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has dismissed a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that suggested tension between Nvidia and OpenAI. The WSJ article claimed that Nvidia is reconsidering its significant investment plans in OpenAI, which were initially announced in September, including a potential $100 billion investment and the construction of a 10-gigawatt computing infrastructure.

  • Huang criticized the WSJ report as “nonsense” during a visit to Taipei and reaffirmed Nvidia's commitment to participate in OpenAI's ongoing funding round.
  • Despite the WSJ's claims of private criticisms from Huang regarding OpenAI's strategy and competition from companies like Anthropic and Google, Huang stated Nvidia's belief in OpenAI's potential and their consequential role in the tech industry.
  • An OpenAI spokesperson confirmed that the companies continue to actively work on their partnership details, praising Nvidia’s foundational role in their technological breakthroughs.
  • The WSJ and other sources, including Bloomberg and The New York Times, reported on various companies including Nvidia, Amazon, Microsoft, and SoftBank considering additional investments into OpenAI's significant funding efforts.

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