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OpenAI confirmed plans to construct a 4.25-gigawatt AI factory in Ohio utilizing exclusively Nvidia’s latest GPU infrastructure and networking architecture.

The massive scale cements OpenAI’s vertical integration strategy and guarantees sustained demand for Nvidia’s Blackwell and Vera Rubin platforms through the decade.
Trade pressSlicast · August 18, 2026 · US · Source: Google News
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OpenAI confirmed plans to construct a 4.25-gigawatt AI factory in Ohio utilizing exclusively Nvidia’s latest GPU infrastructure and networking architecture.

The massive scale cements OpenAI’s vertical integration strategy and guarantees sustained demand for Nvidia’s Blackwell and Vera Rubin platforms through the decade.

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