Sources: OpenAI bought tens of thousands of Macs for RL, Anthropic rents them, Nvidia sees Apple as its main local AI rival as Macs gain traction with AI devs (Aaron Tilley/The Information)

OpenAI purchased tens of thousands of Mac computers to run reinforcement-learning workloads, while Anthropic is leasing similar hardware for its models. Nvidia now views Apple as its primary domestic AI competitor as Mac machines gain popularity among AI developers. John Ternus is set to assume Apple’s CEO role amid broader executive turnover.