OpenAI is entering its most ambitious journey ever when it announced a strong bet on AI infrastructure.
CEO Sam altman said the company is preparing to build an unprecedented computing system to meet the huge demand for the next generation of AI models, which far exceed the capabilities of ChatGPT.
altman shared that he has never been more confident in OpenAI's research roadmap as well as the economic value that the new models will bring.
According to altman, expanding infrastructure is no longer an option but has become a viable strategy.
We see such a high demand that the current model cannot meet. With just the current technology, we would not be expanding as aggressively, altman said.
What makes the technology world pay special attention is the scale of infrastructure that OpenAI is aiming for. altman admitted that the new data center project is ardsome to be huge, possibly the largest computing network ever built in history.
This goes beyond having the power of GPUs or processing chips, it has become a core platform for both research and product innovation of OpenAI.
According to altman, OpenAI's success depends in parallel on two factors, including model quality and infrastructure operation capability.
Research helps us create great products, while the infrastructure allows research to take place. That is the driving force of the entire system, altman stressed.
A big question is why this is the time? The 40-year-old CEO said that recent advances in the model have completely changed internal perceptions.
According to altman, while the world is still discussing ChatGPT, experts in Silicon Valley are using much stronger testing models.
There are people out there who dont think whats going on, altman said.
To realize ambition, OpenAI has chosen to cooperate widely rather than do everything itself. altman said they need the entire industry or a large part of the technology industry to participate.
This is reflected in agreements with AMD, Oracle and Nvidia, all of which are partners and competitors in the AI field.
With the new strategy, OpenAI is no longer a pure research lab or consumer product company. They are transforming into a large-scale AI infrastructure operator, a step forward that altman believes is a prerequisite to enter the next AI era.
