OpenAI Committed to Buying $51 Million of AI Chips From a Startup Backed by CEO Sam Altman

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OpenAI Committed to Buying $51 Million of AI Chips From a Startup Backed by CEO Sam Altman

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Documents show that OpenAI signed a letter of intent to spend $51 million on brain-inspired chips developed by startup Rain. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman previously made a personal investment in Rain. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.

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OpenAI Committed to Buying $51 Million of AI Chips From a Startup Backed by CEO Sam Altman

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