Microsoft (MSFT.US) is splurging billions of dollars to team up with Lambda and use thousands of Nvidia (NVDA.US) GPUs to step up in the AI arms race.

According to the Securities Times app, the artificial intelligence startup Lambda announced on Monday a billion-dollar agreement with Microsoft (MSFT.US). The two parties will cooperate to strengthen the infrastructure needed for the artificial intelligence boom, deploying computing resources supported by NVIDIA (NVDA.US) GPUs.