Oracle expands OpenAI collaboration, adds ChatGPT and Codex to app stack, OCI gains Google TPUs, OpenAI Jalapeño chip, Cerebras hardware
Oracle announced an expanded collaboration with OpenAI, integrating ChatGPT and Codex into its application stack. The company also expanded Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to include Google TPUs, OpenAI's Jalapeño chip, and Cerebras hardware.
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Seema Mody / CNBC : Oracle adds ChatGPT and Codex to its app stack and expands Oracle Cloud Infrastructure lineup with Google TPUs, OpenAI's Jalapeño chip, and Cerebras hardware — Oracle on Tuesday announced an expanded collaboration with OpenAI that brings the artificial intelligence lab's ChatGPT …

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