SoftBank Group Corp., OpenAI, and Oracle Corp. are forming a $100 billion joint venture to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure, an effort unveiled with President Donald Trump aimed at speeding development of the emerging technology.
The ChatGPT maker will hold a 40% interest in Stargate, and would act as an extension of OpenAI, the report said, citing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaking to colleagues. OpenAI and SoftBank did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that the two AI leaders, Sam Altman and Mustafa Suleyman do not care for each other.
OpenAI has announced that it's teaming up with Softbank and Oracle on $100 billion data center project in the U.S.
Oracle is a natural partner as it is already one of the biggest data center operators in the U.S., while SoftBank has the money required to finance ambitious infrastructure projects. OpenAI, of course, is widely regarded as one of the leaders in terms of AI development.
Microsoft on Tuesday said it has changed some key terms of a deal with OpenAI after the ChatGPT creator announced a joint venture with Oracle and Japan's SoftBank Group to build up to $500 billion of new AI data centers in the United States.
US President Donald Trump announced that OpenAI, SoftBank Group and Oracle will unveil Stargate and invest $500 billion over the next four years to help the United States stay ahead of China and other rivals in the global AI race.
Elon Musk is already casting doubt on OpenAI’s new, up to $500 billion investment deal with SoftBank (SFTBY) and Oracle (ORCL), despite backing from his allies — including President Donald Trump.
On Monday, when President Donald Trump revoked the Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence former President Joe Biden established in October 2023, it was truly gone. Any attempt to click on a link to the order received a huge "404 – PAGE NOT FOUND" error message that took up the entire page.
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The new joint venture between OpenAI, Oracle, SoftBank and other partners intends to build the infrastructure needed to greatly expand artificial intelligence in the U.S.