<span>STORY: The deal marks OpenAI’s first major step to strengthen its AI ambitions following a restructuring last week that gave the ChatGPT maker greater operational and financial freedom.</span><span>The deal also marks a major vote of confidence in the e-commerce giant’s cloud unit, Amazon Web Services, which some investors fear is falling behind rivals Microsoft and Google in the AI race.</span><span>Overall, Miller said it’s another sign that big companies are saying AI investment “is going to cost us a pretty penny, and that’s totally OK.”</span>
