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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. shares surged in premarket trading after the chipmaker signed a deal with OpenAI for AI infrastructure that could generate tens of billions of dollars in new revenue.
The two signed a definitive agreement for OpenAI to deploy 6 gigawatts of AMD graphics processing units over multiple years, the companies said Monday in a statement. AMD has given OpenAI a warrant for as many as 160 million shares which will vest as milestones are achieved. Those targets require AMD’s stock price to continue to increase in value and future exercise points include a tranche tied to a share price of $600. AMD shares closed Friday at $164.67.
OpenAI sent shares of e-commerce companies Shopify Inc. and Etsy Inc. soaring after unveiling an instant buy option in ChatGPT. OpenAI's announcements and events are critical for traders, with investors looking for clues about the company's plans at its third annual DevDay. OpenAI's influence in the stock market is likely to grow alongside its expansion, with the company's announcements and events driving stock moves for partners, infrastructure providers, and companies in businesses OpenAI is pushing into.
OpenAI and NVIDIA today announced a letter of intent for a landmark strategic partnership to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of NVIDIA systems for OpenAI’s next-generation AI infrastructure to train and run its next generation of models on the path to deploying superintelligence.