Donald Trump, President of the United States, has announced a strategic alliance between OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank, aimed at accelerating the development of infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the country. The intentions are materialized in a new company called Stargate, which also has the financial backing of the Emirati sovereign fund MGX. The entities involved have committed to financing the project with at least $500 billion over the next four years.
“We are starting with an investment never seen before to establish the largest Artificial Intelligence infrastructure in history,” said the president in a press conference. Accompanied by Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank; Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle, and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, noted that this collaboration “marks the beginning of a golden age and is a resounding declaration of confidence in the potential of the United States.”
The construction of a large data center in Texas will be the first Stargate projectfor which 100,000 million dollars will be designated initially and immediately. This figure will expand to reach 500 billion in 2029, allowing the creation of multiple facilities that include other processing servers and power generation plants. SoftBank will be responsible for managing financial resources and OpenAI will oversee operations. Microsoft and microprocessor makers Arm and Nvidia will participate as technology partners.
OpenAI notes that the alliance seeks to cover the entire spectrum of infrastructure, from energy supply and land acquisition to construction and equipment. The intention is to address the technical challenges facing the AI industry.
Trump and his allies tech seek to guarantee leadership in AI
The energy consumption derived from the use of AI-based systems calls into question the sustainability of this technology in the immediate future. The investment banking firm Goldman Sachs estimates that the operation of platforms such as ChatGPT will represent around 19% of the energy demand of data centers in 2028. Specialists have pointed out that this trend could cause an energy crisis on a global scale. The data center They consume between 2% and 3% of the world’s energy, with an annual growth rate of 50%, according to the Higher School of Technology of the University of Quebec. Alex de Vries, founder of Digiconomist, has warned that the energy burden of AI may exceed the annual consumption recorded in countries such as Argentina and Sweden, in the coming years.
The shortage of hardware Processing has also been cited as a barrier. In the past, Sam Altman accused that The “brutal shortage” of chips and their “exorbitant costs” are slowing development of the emerging market. In mid-2023, he argued that the pace of AI progress may depend on new chip designs and more diverse supply chains.
The Stargate institution attempts to address these challenges and ensure American leadership in the sector. “This project will generate enormous economic benefits for the entire world. It will not only support the reindustrialization of the United States, but will also provide a strategic capability to protect national security,” says the OpenAI team in a statement.
Trump promised to modify regulations around artificial intelligence to encourage its development in the United States. After assuming his second term, he revoked an order signed by Joe Biden that sought to reduce potential risks related to technology. The regulations required developers to share the results of security testing of their AI products with government authorities before any release. The new administration alleges that these requirements were burdensome and forced companies to reveal their trade secrets.
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