Report: OpenAI bought tens of thousands of Mac minis for agent training
ZeroStateReflex · x · 2026-08-31
The Information reports that OpenAI has purchased tens of thousands of Mac minis and Mac Studios for reinforcement learning and training computer-use agents. Meanwhile, Anthropic is reportedly renting Mac minis through AWS. This surge in demand may explain recent Mac mini shortages.
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