and power plants as Sam Altman rushes to compete with his firm’s own partners
Going to sea could solve the issue of land scarcity for infrastructure
- OpenAI and Samsung sign letter of intent for sweeping AI partnership
- Agreement includes memory supply, data centers, and floating power infrastructure
- OpenAI seeks independence from hyperscalers as rivals expand global infrastructure
OpenAI and Samsung and have signed a letter of intent for a sweeping partnership that spans semiconductors, data centers, shipbuilding, cloud services, and maritime technologies.
The announcement was made at a ceremony in Seoul attended by senior leaders from across Samsung’s electronics, shipbuilding, construction, and IT services businesses.
The agreement states that Samsung Electronics will act as a strategic memory partner for OpenAI’s Project Stargate initiative, which aims to build out masses of new AI infrastructure.
Floating data centers
OpenAI has projected its memory demand could reach 900,000 DRAM wafers per month, and Samsung will supply high-performance, energy-efficient memory solutions to meet the requirement.
Samsung SDS will work with OpenAI to design, develop, and operate AI data centers and provide enterprise AI services.
It will also act as a reseller of OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise in Korea, supporting adoption by local businesses.
Samsung Heavy Industries and Samsung C&T will collaborate with OpenAI on floating data centers, with possible expansion into floating power plants and control centers.
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