OpenAI Says Oracle Helping Handle Chip Export Controls
The Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas on Sept. 24, 2025. Stargate is a collaboration of OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank.
Photographer: Kyle Grillot/BloombergOpenAI said that Oracle Corp. has been helping the fast-growing startup expand the build-out of its data centers outside the US, including by dealing with export controls on chips for artificial intelligence work.
“Oracle has kind of become our one-stop-shop for any country,” Peter Hoeschele, OpenAI’s infrastructure chief, said Wednesday during Oracle’s annual conference. The company understands “our internal security standards” and the policy requirements for OpenAI’s projects, he said.