As part of the deal, OpenAI will receive the first gigawatt worth of AMD's Instinct MI450 chips in H2 2026, when the chip is scheduled for deployment.
The partnership landscape shifted in 2025 as AI moved from research to production. Enterprise integration deals replaced R&D alliances — companies partnered to embed AI into specific workflows rather than to advance capabilities. Defense partnerships also surged, with OpenAI, Palantir, and Anduril forming the nucleus of a new military-AI ecosystem.