OpenAI has announced a strategic partnership with Oracle and Microsoft to extend the Microsoft Azure AI platform with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This partnership is intended to provide additional capacity for OpenAI’s AI initiatives, the Oracle official said announcement.
Improving AI capabilities
OpenAI, the organization behind the popular generative AI service ChatGPT, which has more than 100 million monthly users, will benefit from OCI’s advanced AI infrastructure. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, expressed his excitement about the partnership, saying, “OCI will extend the Azure platform and enable OpenAI to continue to scale.”
OCI’s advanced infrastructure
Oracle’s Gen2 AI infrastructure is designed to support large-scale AI workloads and positions itself as a competitive player in the AI space. Larry Ellison, Chairman and CTO of Oracle, emphasized the importance of this partnership and noted the increasing demand for Oracle’s AI infrastructure. “Leaders like OpenAI choose OCI because it is the fastest and most cost-effective AI infrastructure in the world,” said Ellison.
Broad industry acceptance
OCI’s AI capabilities are already being used by countless AI innovators across industries, including companies like Adept, Modal, MozaïekML, NVIDIA, Reka, Suno, Together AI, Twelve Labs and xAI. These organizations use the OCI Supercluster to train and derive next-generation AI models.
The OCI Supercluster supports training of large language models (LLMs) and can scale up to 64k NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs or GB200 Grace Blackwell Superchips, connected via ultra-low latency RDMA cluster networks, in addition to a selection of HPC storage options. These features enable faster and more reliable model training, crucial for applications in generative AI, computer vision, natural language processing, and recommendation systems.
Strategic implications
The collaboration between OpenAI, Oracle and Microsoft underlines the significant progress and collaborative efforts within the AI industry. By integrating OCI’s capabilities with Microsoft Azure, OpenAI aims to continue its mission of scaling and improving its AI services, potentially leading to more innovative AI applications and solutions in the future.
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