Cerebras CEO to Discuss AI Scaling at TechCrunch Disrupt as 750-MW OpenAI Deal Expands
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Updated · TechCrunch · Sep 30
Cerebras CEO to Discuss AI Scaling at TechCrunch Disrupt as 750-MW OpenAI Deal Expands
3 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Sep 30
Summary
Andrew Feldman will take the TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 stage to examine whether AI can keep scaling as compute, power and infrastructure demands rise.
Cerebras will use the session to argue its wafer-scale architecture offers an alternative to conventional chips if current AI hardware approaches practical limits.
The company is already scaling around that thesis: it signed a multiyear deal with OpenAI to deploy 750 megawatts of systems from 2026 through 2028.
Cerebras said in August it had more than 600 megawatts of data-center capacity live or under contract by end-2027, planned a 10-fold manufacturing increase in 2026, and aims for 200 megawatts in Europe by end-2027.
The talk is part of TechCrunch Disrupt, set for October 13-15 in San Francisco, where more than 10,000 attendees, 250-plus speakers and 300-plus startups are expected.