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SoftBank and OpenAI’s $500 Billion AI Project Struggles to Get Off Ground
The Stargate venture, unveiled at a White House event, is now setting the more modest goal of building a small data center by year-end.
Open AI's massive Project Stargate is already struggling, may be scaled back
According to new Wall Street Journal reporting though, OpenAI and SoftBank have disagreed over data center locations and the use of SB Energy sites (a SoftBank-backed energy firm). OpenAI has also made its own progress separate from the Project, including striking up a $30 billion deal with Oracle for 4.5 gigawatts of capacity.
OpenAI and Softbank’s $500 Billion Data Center Project Is Already Stumbling
The Wall Street Journal reported today that OpenAI and Softbank have not been able to agree on key issues regarding the partnership, including where to build the new sites. The group is now aiming to open a single, smaller data center, likely in Ohio, by the end of the year, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Why OpenAI-SoftBank's $500B Stargate AI project is stalling
The $500 billion Stargate project, a collaboration between SoftBank and OpenAI, is facing significant setbacks, failing to finalize any data center deals.
SoftBank–OpenAI’s Stargate Project hits roadblock; Musk says ‘They simply don’t have the money!’
Elon Musk has raised concerns about OpenAI and SoftBank's Stargate initiative, which has scaled back due to internal conflicts. Originally planned to revolutionise AI infrastructure, the project now aims for a smaller facility in Ohio,
Stargate AI Megaproject Falters? SoftBank, OpenAI, Others Reportedly Scale Back Plans As Elon Musk Mocks Funding Woes Again
A point of contention between OpenAI and SoftBank is reportedly the extent to which to build data centers on sites tied to SB Energy, an energy developer backed by the latter.
Masayoshi Son and Sam Altman See No End to AI Demand and Scaling
SoftBank Group Corp. founder Masayoshi Son and OpenAI chief Sam Altman see insatiable demand for AI that makes it imperative ...
AI Compute Arms Race: xAI Eyes 50M GPUs by 2030, OpenAI Targets 1M by 2025
Elon Musk’s xAI and OpenAI's Sam Altman reveal massive GPU expansion plans, intensifying the global AI compute infrastructure race.
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Stargate turning into a tire fire
Trump-backed $500 billion AI moonshot already stalling The $500 billion Stargate project, trumpeted at the White House as ...
SoftBank developing AI agents to make each worker like a ‘thousand-armed deity’
The company's CEO has ambitious plans for AI agents, but many of the company's workers are sure to have concerns.
Masayoshi Son Hints at Succession Plan While Chasing AI Ambition
Masayoshi Son acknowledged the outlines of a succession plan at SoftBank Group Corp., addressing what may be investors’ single biggest concern regarding the long-term future of the Japanese ...
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SoftBank, OpenAI scale back Stargate plans, eye smaller data center
OpenAI and SoftBank scale back their $500B Stargate project, shifting focus to a smaller AI data center amid internal disagreements and evolving priorities.
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AI and Trump 2.0 propel SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son back into the ... - AOL
Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., right, speaks with Masayoshi Son, chief executive officer of Softbank Corp., and Mitz Kurobe at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC ...
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SoftBank's Masayoshi Son pitches $1 trillion US AI hub to TSMC and Trump team: Report
SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son is envisaging setting up a $1 trillion industrial complex in Arizona that will build robots and artificial intelligence, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, ...