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OpenAI is rapidly expanding its AI infrastructure, announcing multi-billion dollar partnerships and new data centers across the US. Nvidia will invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, and the Stargate program is scaling to nearly seven gigawatts of capacity. CEO Sam Altman stresses that massive investment is essential to meet surging AI demand.

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OpenAI's Sam Altman defends Stargate expansion as demand for AI soars

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  • OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle announced five new Stargate sites across multiple US states. 7s
  • The Stargate initiative will reach nearly seven gigawatts of capacity and over $400 billion in investment. 16s
  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says large-scale infrastructure is necessary to meet AI's rapid growth. 32s
  • OpenAI CFO Sarah Fryer highlights that power, not money, is the main bottleneck for expansion. 1m 33s
  • OpenAI plans to build its own infrastructure to maintain pricing leverage and protect intellectual property. 1m 44s
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OpenAI's Sam Altman defends Stargate expansion as demand for AI soars
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CNBC
5 hours ago
OpenAI's Sam Altman defends Stargate expansion as demand for AI soars

OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle announced five more Stargate sites across Texas, New Mexico, Ohio, and the Midwest, aiming for nearly seven gigawatts of capacity and over $400 billion in investment.

OpenAI's Sam Altman defends Stargate expansion as demand for AI soars
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CNBC
5 hours ago
OpenAI's Sam Altman defends Stargate expansion as demand for AI soars

OpenAI signed a $100 billion partnership with NVIDIA, with the real bottleneck being power, not money. The company is exploring nuclear, wind, and solar energy sources.

Tech giants ramp up AI spending
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CNBC
13 hours ago
Tech giants ramp up AI spending

OpenAI announced an $850 billion infrastructure build-out, described as the largest push of the modern internet era, in response to a tenfold increase in demand over 18 months.

Sam Altman credits White House for help with AI buildout
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13 hours ago
Sam Altman credits White House for help with AI buildout

Sam Altman credits the White House for accelerating OpenAI's infrastructure build-out, which now totals the equivalent of 17 nuclear reactors and $850 billion in spending.

Oracle, OpenAI, SoftBank unveil Stargate data center expansions
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CNBC
1 day ago
Oracle, OpenAI, SoftBank unveil Stargate data center expansions

Oracle, OpenAI, and SoftBank unveiled five new Stargate data center sites, bringing planned capacity to nearly seven gigawatts and investment to over $400 billion in three years.

Nvidia to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI
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CBS News
2 days ago
Nvidia to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI

Nvidia announces it will invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, providing high-performance chips and funding new data centers, with SoftBank involved in Texas infrastructure projects.

Nvidia to invest $100 billion in OpenAI, linking up two AI titans
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2 days ago
Nvidia to invest $100 billion in OpenAI, linking up two AI titans

Nvidia plans to invest $100 billion in OpenAI, supplying data center chips. The companies signed a letter of intent to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia systems for OpenAI.

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