OpenAI is looking to bolster its US hardware supply chain and find partners for a push into consumer devices, robotics and cloud data centers, part of a major product expansion planned for the coming years.
The maker of ChatGPT has put out a request for proposals from companies that manufacture in the US and offer components such as silicon, motors, packaging material and gear for cooling data centers. The requests don’t indicate how much OpenAI intends to spend or over what time frame.
Shares of Symbotic Inc., which offers robotics and warehouse automation, gained as much as 5.2% to $71.55 on Thursday.
OpenAI has said ...