OpenAI Eyeing More Data Centers in Texas, Other States for Stargate
- Focus on facilities that use as much power as nuclear reactor
- Stargate’s backers plan to invest $500 billion in US projects
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A joint venture from OpenAI, SoftBank Group Corp. and Oracle Corp. is close to selecting additional sites for data center campuses in Texas and eyeing more projects in over a dozen other states, as the companies work to fulfill an ambitious plan to invest hundreds of billions in AI infrastructure.
OpenAI is far along in the process of picking several locations in Texas for massive data center projects to support artificial intelligence services, according to a company spokesperson. That’s in addition to breaking ground on its first site in the small Texas city of Abilene. Chris Lehane, OpenAI’s vice president of global affairs, said the state will serve as “the flagship” for the new infrastructure venture.