# OpenAI CEO Altman Was an Early Cerebras Investor. Now OpenAI Is Spending Up to 20B With the Company.

- slug: openai-ceo-altman-was-an-early-cerebras-investor-now-openai-is-spending-up-to-20b-with-the-compa
- date: 2026-04-17
- category: Artificial Intelligence

Emails from litigation show OpenAI was evaluating competing chipmakers while its CEO held a personal stake in one of the vendors under consideration. The procurement decision came later.

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