OpenAI Buying Tens of Thousands of Macs for Agent Training
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-08-31
According to The Information, OpenAI is purchasing tens of thousands of Mac minis and Mac Studios to train computer-use agents via reinforcement learning. This buying spree is showing up in Apple's revenue numbers, with Mac revenue hitting $10.3B in the June quarter, up 29% and faster than any other Apple category.
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