Nvidia, Amazon and Microsoft in talks to invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI: Report

Nvidia, Amazon and Microsoft are in discussions to invest as much as $60 billion in OpenAI, the artificial intelligence firm behind ChatGPT, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.

The report said Nvidia, already a major OpenAI investor and the primary supplier of the chips that power its AI models, is in talks to invest up to $30 billion. Such a move would significantly deepen Nvidia’s financial and strategic ties with one of the world’s most influential AI developers.

Microsoft, OpenAI’s longtime backer and commercial partner, is in discussions to invest less than $10 billion. The Redmond-based software giant has already poured billions into OpenAI over multiple funding rounds and integrates OpenAI’s models across products such as Azure, Microsoft 365 and its Copilot AI tools.

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Amazon, which would be a new investor in OpenAI, is said to be exploring an investment significantly larger than $10 billion and potentially exceeding $20 billion.

According to the report, Amazon’s participation could hinge on parallel negotiations, including an expansion of OpenAI’s cloud server rental arrangements with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and a possible commercial agreement to distribute OpenAI products, such as enterprise ChatGPT subscriptions, through Amazon.

The Information reported that OpenAI is close to receiving term sheets from the companies, suggesting that talks are at an advanced stage.

The potential funding round comes as OpenAI grapples with sharply rising costs associated with training and running increasingly large and complex AI models. These expenses are mounting even as competition intensifies, particularly from Alphabet’s Google, which has stepped up investment and product launches across generative AI.

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The talks also follow reports earlier this week that Japan’s SoftBank Group is in discussions to invest up to an additional $30 billion in OpenAI, pointing to what could be one of the largest private funding rounds in tech history.

If finalised, investments from Nvidia, Amazon and Microsoft would further cement OpenAI’s central role in the global AI race, while tightening the links between cutting-edge model developers and the cloud and semiconductor giants that provide the infrastructure underpinning the AI boom.