OpenAI Orchestrates “AI Closed-Loop Economy”: Unprecedented $1 Trillion in Partnerships to Fund Computing Empire

OpenAI is depicted as orchestrating an “AI closed-loop economy” through a slate of high-profile partnerships with NVIDIA, Oracle and AMD, with the aim of transforming suppliers into mutual stakeholders.

The article highlights a massive infrastructure drive, including a codenamed project “Stargate” with Oracle and SoftBank, described as a $500 billion investment to build 10 gigawatts of data centre capacity across the United States, alongside collaborations with NVIDIA and AMD to deploy more than 16 gigawatts of AI computing power.

It also notes a potential cross-financing dynamic: NVIDIA reportedly plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI in return for large-scale GPU and server purchases, while AMD will grant OpenAI warrants roughly equal to 10% of AMD’s outstanding shares, potentially making OpenAI an AMD shareholder and offsetting some GPU costs. Analysts suggest that if AMD’s share price meets milestones, OpenAI’s holdings could be worth as much as $100 billion.

OpenAI’s revenue for the first half of 2025 is given as approximately $4.5 billion, contrasted with nearly $1 trillion in announced partnerships, underscoring the scale of the ambition.