By TOI Tech Desk
Publication Date: 2026-02-07 12:35:00
Sam Altman has defended OpenAI’s partnership with Nvidia, saying that the AI company “loves working” with the chip maker. Sharing a post on X, Altman described Nvidia’s chips as “the best AI chips in the world.” He added that OpenAI hopes to remain a “gigantic customer” of the chip maker for a long time. “We love working with NVIDIA and they make the best AI chips in the world. We hope to be a gigantic customer for a very long time,” Sam Altman said adding “I don’t get where all this insanity is coming from”. Sam Altman’s comments come amid growing market speculation around OpenAI’s long-term computing strategy and reports suggesting that Nvidia may be reassessing the pace of its investments linked to OpenAI.
Concerns raised over Nvidia-OpenAI deal
In September 2025, Nvidia announced to make a planned investment of $100 billion in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. In a joint announcement, OpenAI President Greg Brockman and Jensen Huang called the deal “the largest computing project in history.” The deal was expected to close within weeks, however, negotiations have dragged on for months. But, a Wall Street Journal report recently said that the talks have been stalled after some inside the chip giant expressed doubts about the deal. The report quotes people familiar with the matter who said that Huang has privately pointed to growing competition from…
