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Amazon in talks to invest about $10 billion in OpenAI: Report

Amazon aims to secure a $10 billion investment in OpenAI, ensuring demand for its Trainium AI chips amid growing compute needs and intense competition in AI hardware.

  • Dec 16: Amazon.com Inc is in discussions to invest about $10 billion in OpenAI, with talks described as preliminary and confidential, sources said.
  • OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, faces large compute commitments, including a $38 billion AWS deal and over $1.4 trillion in recent infrastructure commitments, prompting talks.
  • Discussions include an agreement for OpenAI to use Amazon's Trainium chips and rent more Amazon Web Services capacity; AWS has developed AI chips since around 2015 and recently unveiled new Trainium hardware.
  • If completed, the deal would immediately strengthen Amazon's semiconductor division and boost AWS revenue, though Microsoft would still hold exclusive rights to market OpenAI's most advanced models.
  • Looking toward 2026, these compute and funding pressures are reshaping the AI ecosystem as Wall Street analysts warn such deals can be circular financing and Nvidia’s constrained capacity intensifies chip competition.
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Channel News Asia broke the news in Singapore on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
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