Foxconn, OpenAI partner on AI hardware manufacturing

Foxconn will collaborate with US-based OpenAI to design and engineer data center racks, components, and other artificial intelligence hardware, the Taiwanese company said on Thursday, as both firms seek to capitalize on booming demand for AI infrastructure.

While the initial agreement does not include purchase commitments or financial obligations, OpenAI will have early access to evaluate the systems and an option to buy them, Foxconn said.

The tie-up will allow Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, an insight into the growing…