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Nvidia Scales Back OpenAI Plan, Says $100 Billion Pledge Was Never Binding

Huang says Nvidia will join OpenAI’s next funding round in stages, reflecting stalled talks over the 10‑gigawatt build.

Overview

  • Jensen Huang reiterated that Nvidia will invest in OpenAI’s current raise but not as a single or guaranteed $100 billion check.
  • The September memorandum tying a 10‑gigawatt build to an up‑to‑$100 billion investment remains a non‑finalized letter of intent.
  • Reuters reported OpenAI is dissatisfied with some Nvidia GPUs for certain inference tasks and has sought alternatives for roughly 10% of future needs.
  • OpenAI has lined up additional compute through AMD, Broadcom and a more than $10 billion Cerebras deal, even as Altman and executives call Nvidia a core partner.
  • Oracle said the NvidiaOpenAI reports have zero impact on its $300 billion OpenAI agreement, as investors scrutinize circular financing and related stock volatility.