News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it option to take a 10% stake. Parent comment

Re:AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it optio... by kaptainscarlet on Monday October 06, 2025 @09:21AM (#45491127)
Compute resources.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it optio... by w3ll_w3ll_w3ll on Monday October 06, 2025 @09:51AM (#45491454)
So like Bitcoin?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it optio... by denismenace on Monday October 06, 2025 @10:50AM (#45492045)
Not the same, since if you buy Bitcoin, you don't have partial ownership of the machines used to mine and also these machines being used for a singular purpose which you cannot change.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it optio... by rvba on Monday October 06, 2025 @10:43AM (#45491969)
It is backed by AMD stockholders, whose stock just got diluted.

It's like in that movie "Social network"

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it optio... by vel0city on Monday October 06, 2025 @09:59AM (#45491546)
And high end networking gear will always have a buyer, right Nortel?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it optio... by dsr_ on Monday October 06, 2025 @10:20AM (#45491751)
Lucent agrees: even used, the product will retain 90% of list price because the market has an infinite number of VC-backed buyers.
[ Parent | on HN ]