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.
OpenAI has announced that it's teaming up with Softbank and Oracle on $100 billion data center project in the U.S.
Under the Trump administration, OpenAI and other members of the tech sector are making a push to establish AI dominance in the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Stargate, a $500 billion AI infrastructure project that's expected to provide 100,000 jobs and boost the American economy, but Elon Musk believes the three companies leading the project don't have the funds.
SoftBank Group shares jumped after the company and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI announced plans to invest up to half a trillion dollars in artificial-intelligence infrastructure in the U.S. Shares rose 8.8% to 10,060 yen, or equivalent to $64.69, on Wednesday in Tokyo, after climbing as much as 9.2% earlier, to their highest level since July.
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.
Sam Altman's comments came amid a flurry of online exchanges between himself, Musk, and Microsoft over the $500 billion Stargate Project announced by Trump.
OpenAI and SoftBank will both invest $19 billion into AI data center business Stargate. The Information reports OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told colleagues about the funding on Wednesday.
A day after his inauguration as US President, Donald Trump unveiled a $100 billion venture to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure, backed by three of the biggest names in tech - OpenAI, SoftBank Group Corp.
Shares in artificial intelligence data-center companies fell Thursday—the president’s $500 billion spending drive might raise more questions than answers.