OpenAI taps Google in unprecedented cloud deal despite AI rivalry, sources say

Reuters exclusively reported that OpenAI plans to add Alphabet’s Google cloud service to meet its growing needs for computing capacity, three sources told Reuters, marking a surprising collaboration between two prominent competitors in the artificial intelligence sector.

The deal underscores how massive computing demands to train and deploy AI models are reshaping the competitive dynamics in AI, and marks OpenAI’s latest move to diversify its compute sources beyond its major supporter Microsoft, including its high-profile Stargate data center project.