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Microsoft and OpenAI have joined forces for a massive project in the United States. This project involves building a data center costing over $100 billion. Inside this center will be an AI supercomputer named "Stargate." Sources mentioned by The Information revealed these plans.
Stargate will be an incredibly powerful supercomputer. It will be made up of millions of AI chips. If all goes according to plan, Stargate could be ready as soon as 2028.
Microsoft is expected to provide the financial backing for this ambitious project. Estimates suggest it could cost as much as $115 billion. This makes it about 100 times more expensive than many of the largest data centers existing today.
The energy requirements for Stargate are enormous. It's estimated that it will need "at least several gigawatts" of power. To meet this demand, Microsoft and OpenAI may need to consider alternative energy sources like nuclear power, as mentioned in the report.
Stargate is part of a series of supercomputers planned by Microsoft and OpenAI over six years. It will be the fifth phase in this series. Before Stargate, there will be a smaller fourth-phase supercomputer for OpenAI, expected to be operational around 2026.
