OpenAI and SoftBank announce 'Stargate' project to establish AI data center with investment of over 70 trillion yen
OpenAI, in collaboration with SoftBank, Oracle, and MGX, has announced the launch of the 'Stargate' project to invest $500 billion (approximately 77 trillion yen) over the next four years to build a new AI infrastructure in the United States. OpenAI will be responsible for the operation of the project, SoftBank will be responsible for the finances, and SoftBank's Masayoshi Son will be the first chairman of the project.
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The Stargate project will see the establishment of a large-scale data center in Texas, with similar data centers eventually being established in other states. It plans to invest $100 billion (about 15.5 trillion yen) at the start and up to $500 billion over the next four years.
In addition to OpenAI and Oracle, the initial technology partners include Arm, Microsoft, and NVIDIA. OpenAI said, 'As part of the Stargate project, Oracle, NVIDIA, and OpenAI will work closely together to build and operate this computing system. This builds on the close collaboration between OpenAI and NVIDIA that dates back to 2016, as well as the new partnership between OpenAI and Oracle.'
Below is the press conference held at the White House on January 22, 2025.
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In addition to President Trump, the press conference was attended by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son.
According to Ellison, 10 data centers are already under construction, each with an area of 500,000 square feet (about 46,450 m2 ). 'The most fascinating example of the application we're building, and the one that concerns us all, is electronic medical records. It's not just about managing electronic medical records, but by looking at the records, doctors can better understand the patient's condition and provide a better medical plan,' Ellison said.
'President Trump's inauguration marks the beginning of a golden age for America,' Son said in his congratulations. 'Project Stargate will help people's lives and enable the power of AI to solve many difficult problems that we have not been able to solve. I believe AGI (artificial general intelligence) will come in the very near future, and after that we will see artificial superintelligence that will be able to solve problems that humanity never thought possible. This is the beginning of our golden age.'
'I think this is going to be a great project,' Altman said. 'I think it's going to do all of the great things these guys have talked about, but I think it's going to be great to do this in the United States.'
President Trump emphasized that the Stargate project will create more than 100,000 American jobs and will be an important project to counter competitors such as China. He said that investment that would normally go to China will now go to the United States, and expressed his expectations that the scale of the project 'could be the largest ever.' He also praised the Stargate project as 'an important project that will contribute to America's technological superiority and economic development.'
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