Recently, foreign media outlet The Information reported that SoftBank Group has deepened its cooperation with OpenAI. According to the report, OpenAI is not only developing a custom AI XPU in collaboration with Broadcom, but also working with Arm on custom CPUs. This collaboration is an important part of SoftBank's deepening relationship with OpenAI.

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As a globally renowned semiconductor design company, Arm will provide OpenAI with specially customized CPUs, which will be combined with the AI XPU provided by Broadcom to form a complete self-developed chip architecture. This means that OpenAI will be able to create more powerful and efficient AI processors to support its continuous development in the field of artificial intelligence. At the same time, Arm expects to generate billions of dollars in revenue from this collaboration, which will allow it to officially join the ranks of custom ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) solution providers.

In addition, SoftBank has shown great enthusiasm in terms of financial support. SoftBank has committed to making additional investments of hundreds of billions of dollars in OpenAI and will provide funding for OpenAI's data center infrastructure. In addition to these investments, SoftBank plans to purchase AI technology worth tens of billions of dollars from OpenAI annually starting this year. This part of the technology procurement will also accelerate Arm's chip development process.

This collaboration marks SoftBank's emphasis on the field of artificial intelligence and its investment layout in this area. Through cooperation with OpenAI, SoftBank not only promotes its own technological advancement, but also provides support for OpenAI's technology research and development, achieving a win-win situation.

Key points:

🌟 OpenAI deepens cooperation with SoftBank Group, and Arm will develop custom CPUs.

💰 SoftBank commits to investing hundreds of billions of dollars in OpenAI and supports its data center construction.

🚀 Purchasing AI technology worth tens of billions of dollars from OpenAI annually to accelerate Arm's chip development process.