- Project Stargate could target a smaller Ohio -Datacenter as its first place
- Oracle CEO Safra Catz says the project is not even formed yet
- Openai and Softbank disagree on some things
Openai may already have markedly scaled down its multi-billion dollar project stargate initial, without any data center completed during the project in the six months it has been live.
Announced in January 2025 as an effort of $ 500 billion to “[build] New AI infrastructure for Openai in the United States, “People who are familiar with the case say Project Stargate is now targeting a smaller data center in Ohio at the end of the year, marking a slowdown compared to early plans.
Despite delayed progress, Openai CEO Sam Altman and Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son have both stated that the partnership remains strong and active.
Project Stargate could experience delays
According to new ones Wall Street Journal However, reporting is that Openai and Softbank disagree on the locations of data center and the use of SB Energy sites (a softbank-supported energy company). Openai has also made its own progress separate from the project, including beating a $ 30 billion deal with Oracle for 4.5 gigawatt capacity.
In January, Openai said: “The expansion is currently underway, starting in Texas, and we evaluate potential places across the country for more campuses as we end final agreements.”
When he talked about an investor call last month, Oracle CEO Safra Catz Altman’s claim opposed: “Stargate is not formed yet.”
Although many of the industry’s most important players including arm, Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle and Openai are the collaboration with the project, Stargate is still presented with challenges, including reducing costs and purchases of land, AI chips and energy.
Baptized the largest investment of its kind, the Stargate project of $ 500 billion was followed by additional messages designed to strengthen the US’s position as global leader in Tech and AI, including $ 500 billion from Apple aimed at manufacturing and training, and another $ 500 billion from NVIDIA to expand the US AI infrastructure.
Like Stargate, the long -term four -year projects are, and it is unclear how much progress has been made and whether there are any regulatory, economic or other matches that are ahead.
Techradar Pro have asked Openai for more information.
