OpenAI seeks American suppliers to drive the robot and AI device program.

OpenAI is seeking to strengthen its hardware supply chain in the United States and is looking for partners to enter the consumer devices, robotics, and cloud data center sectors. This is part of the company's plans for major product expansion in the coming years. The developer of ChatGPT has issued requests for proposals to companies producing in the United States, soliciting components including silicon chips, motors, packaging materials, and data center cooling equipment. These requests do not specify the exact amount or timeline that OpenAI intends to invest. Chris LeHane, Chief Global Affairs Officer at OpenAI, said, "AI is the catalyst for the country's reindustrialization," and the company needs to "bring the supply chain back home."