More data centers to power artificial intelligence are coming to the U.S. as part of the government’s half-trillion-dollar Stargate AI infrastructure plan announced in January.
AI giant OpenAI, cloud software maker Oracle (ORCL), and Japanese tech firm SoftBank are expanding their partnership in Stargate, announcing plans to build five new AI data centers.
OpenAI said that it and Oracle will open sites in Shackelford County, Texas, and Doña Ana County, N.M., as well as a yet-to-be-named location in the Midwest. In addition, OpenAI and Softbank will work together on opening centers in Lordstown, Ohio, and Milam County, Texas.
OpenAI noted that with these new centers, along with its current one in Abilene, Texas, and ongoing projects with cloud computing provider CoreWeave (CRWV), Stargate is “on a clear path to securing the full $500 billion, 10-gigawatt commitment we announced in January by the end of 2025, ahead of schedule."
CEO Sam Altman said that AI can only fulfill its promise “if we build the compute to power it.” He added that the companies are “making historic progress” on that in their efforts with Stargate.
Source: investopedia
