While OpenAI races to build AI data centers, Nadella reminds us that Microsoft already has them.
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Nadella Flexes Microsoft’s AI Power While OpenAI Races To Build AI Data Centers, Nadella Reminds Us That Microsoft Already Has Them Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella just made a bold move in the AI race. While OpenAI races to build AI data centers, Nadella reminds us that Microsoft already has them — and they’re bigger, faster, and ready for the next wave of frontier AI. Image Credits:Stephen Brashear / Getty Images In a post shared Thursday, Nadella revealed a video of Microsoft’s first deployed massive AI system , what Nvidia calls an AI “factory.” He described it as the first of many such systems that will be rolled out across Azure’s global data centers to power OpenAI workloads. Inside Microsoft’s AI Factory Each AI system is powered by over 4,600 Nvidia GB300 rack computers running Blackwell Ultra GPUs , connected through Nvidia’s lightning-fast InfiniBand technology. This infrastructure delivers unmatched computing performance for advanced AI training and inference. It’s worth noting that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had the foresi…