Nvidia scales back financial guarantee for OpenAI data center infrastructure

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Nvidia has significantly reduced the amount of financing it was willing to guarantee for OpenAI's data center infrastructure, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The move represents a pullback from what had been described as a $250 billion commitment to support OpenAI's buildout. The development signals a shift in the financial arrangement between the two prominent AI companies. The scaling back of guarantees could affect the pace or scope of OpenAI's planned infrastructure expansion.

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