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OpenAI and SoftBank launch Stargate — initiative to create new generation date centers for AI | Mezha Media

Microsoft is also involved in the Stargate project as a technology partner, as are Arm and NVIDIA. 
The MGX Artificial Intelligence Fund from the Middle East will join SoftBank's investment. 

OpenAI and SoftBank launch Stargate — initiative to create new generation date centers for AI

OpenAI and SoftBank launch Stargate — initiative to create new generation date centers for AI
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OpenAI has announced a collaboration with the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and Oracle to create a network of date centers for AI in the United States, writes The Verge.

A joint facility called Stargate will begin with the construction of a large date center in Texas and gradually expand to other states. 
  • The initiative starts with $100 billion investments, with the prospect of increasing to $500 billion over four years. 
  • Companies promise to create hundreds of thousands of jobs and secure US leadership in artificial intelligence.

“Stargate Project — is a new company that intends to create a new artificial intelligence infrastructure for OpenAI in the US”, — is said in a joint statement OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank. “This facility will not only promote the reindustrialization of the United States, but also provide a strategic opportunity to protect the national security of America and its allies ”.

The facility aims to create a unique infrastructure that will provide capacity for complex artificial intelligence models such as GPT. Stargate will address the scaling of AI technologies and become a platform for their further development. 
  • The initiative combines advanced technical achievements with environmentally oriented approaches.
The companies announced the initiative at a press conference at the White House on January 21, where President Donald Trump spoke about plans to invest in US infrastructure
  • The event was attended by SoftBank head Masayoshi Son, CEO OpenAI Sam Altman and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison.
  • Microsoft is also involved in the Stargate project as a technology partner, as are Arm and NVIDIA. 
  • The MGX Artificial Intelligence Fund from the Middle East will join SoftBank's investment. 
  • But SoftBank, OpenAI and Oracle are listed as “primary investors” Stargate.

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