It also brings Amazon and the ChatGPT maker closer together across cloud computing, AI chips, enterprise software and consumer products. OpenAI models and Codex are available through AWS, allowing developers to access competing AI systems through the same cloud platform. What the OpenAI deal means for South AfricaSouth African companies will not suddenly receive cheaper or faster AI because Amazon completed this investment. Will owning part of OpenAI help Amazon overtake Microsoft in enterprise AI, or will the huge cost of the partnership become harder to justify? OpenAI will use AWS infrastructure and Trainium chips, while Amazon can distribute selected OpenAI services through its cloud platform.