"On Tuesday, OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank announced plans for five new US AI data center sites for Stargate, their joint AI infrastructure project, bringing the platform to nearly 7 gigawatts of planned capacity and over $400 billion in investment over the next three years. The massive buildout aims to handle ChatGPT's 700 million weekly users and train future AI models, although critics question whether the investment structure can sustain itself."
"The five new sites will include three locations developed through an OpenAI and Oracle partnership: Shackelford County, Texas; Doña Ana County, New Mexico; and an unspecified Midwest location. These sites, along with a 600-megawatt expansion near the flagship Stargate site in Abilene, Texas, can deliver over 5.5 gigawatts of capacity, which means the computers on site will be able to draw up to 5.5 billion watts of electricity when running at full load."
OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank announced five new US Stargate AI data center sites that raise planned capacity to nearly 7 gigawatts and over $400 billion in investment over three years. The buildout aims to support ChatGPT's 700 million weekly users and to train future AI models, with a stated goal of reaching 10 gigawatts and $500 billion by the end of 2025. Three Oracle–OpenAI sites will include Shackelford County, Texas; Doña Ana County, New Mexico; and an unspecified Midwest location, plus a 600-megawatt expansion near Abilene. Two SoftBank partnerships will develop Lordstown, Ohio, and Milam County, Texas, potentially scaling to 1.5 gigawatts and creating over 25,000 onsite jobs. Abilene is already operating with Nvidia GB200 racks and running training and inference.
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