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OpenAI Signs Massive $300 Billion Cloud Computing Deal with Oracle
OpenAI has reportedly signed a historic $300 billion cloud computing contract with Oracle spanning five years, starting in 2027. This deal is part of OpenAI's strategy to diversify away from Microsoft Azure and secure massive compute resources, coinciding with the $500 billion Stargate Project involving OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle.
Skynet Chance (+0.04%): Massive compute scaling could enable more powerful AI systems that are harder to control or monitor. The diversification across multiple cloud providers also creates a more distributed infrastructure that could be more difficult to govern centrally.
Skynet Date (-1 days): The enormous compute investment accelerates AI capability development timeline significantly. Starting in 2027, this level of computational resources could enable rapid advancement toward more powerful AI systems.
AGI Progress (+0.04%): Access to $300 billion worth of compute power represents a massive scaling of resources that directly enables training larger, more capable AI models. This level of computational investment is a significant step toward the compute requirements needed for AGI.
AGI Date (-1 days): The massive compute contract starting in 2027 substantially accelerates the timeline for AGI development. This level of computational resources removes a key bottleneck and enables OpenAI to pursue much more ambitious AI training projects.