OpenAI Discusses Building Its First Data Center for Storage

OpenAI recently discussed purchasing billions of dollars’ worth of data storage hardware and software, according to three people involved in the private discussions. To house the hardware, the company has considered building its own data center for the first time, two of these people said.

Such a deal would make OpenAI one of the world’s biggest storage customers overnight and would reflect its desire to have more control over data that are critical to developing artificial intelligence.