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Musk’s xAI, Oracle end $10B server deal talks
Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI and Oracle ended negotiations on a $10 billion server deal due to disagreements over timelines and power supply.
Headline
Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI and Oracle ended negotiations on a $10 billion server deal due to disagreements over timelines and power supply.
Context
OUR TAKE The abrupt end of Elon Musk’s xAI and Oracle’s $10 billion server deal highlights the complexities of AI innovation and corporate partnerships. Oracle’s hesitance to meet xAI’s demands underscores these challenges. Will xAI find a new ally or push forward alone, reshaping AI’s future? The tech world watches closely. –Jasmine Zhang, BTW reporter Billionaire Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI , and technology giant Oracle have terminated negotiations over a potentially groundbreaking $10 billion deal. The deal, which aimed to rented Nvidia’s advanced AI chips from Oracle’s cloud services, was called off due to irreconcilable differences.
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Analysis
Musk’s ambition to build a supercomputer using Nvidia’s H100 graphics processing units at the fastest possible pace clashed with Oracle’s assessment of realistic timelines. Oracle also expressed concerns about the adequacy of power supply at xAI’s preferred location, further complicating the negotiations. As a result, the specific server capacity that Oracle had been discussing with xAI has now been contracted to another customer. Oracle stated that it is “always in discussion with customers about upcoming capacity and continues to engage with xAI on its infrastructure needs.” xAI already has an existing contract with Oracle to train AI models in its Gen2 Cloud platform. The termination of the server deal, while disappointing, does not necessarily signal the end of the two companies’ working relationship. Also read: Lawyers that got Musk’s $67B bonus canceled invoice for $7B
Key Points
- Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI and Oracle ended negotiations on a $10 billion server deal due to disagreements over timelines and power supply.
- Following the deal’s collapse, Oracle reassigned the discussed server capacity to another customer but remains receptive to future partnerships with xAI.
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