Holy: Nvidia is reportedly considering a guarantee of up to $250 billion to help OpenAI lease compute from a $500 billion data center.
The $250 billion would not be a direct investment. Nvidia would guarantee OpenAI's lease and parts of the debt needed to build the project, making it easier for SoftBank to secure financing.
Nvidia is also separately discussing financing up to $350 billion in OpenAI chip purchases, according to the WSJ (image below)
It's insane how much expansion and acceleration are still happening. The Manhattan project is a joke in comparison.