- CoreWeave and Microsoft are partnering on the Stargate platform to develop 4.5 GW of data center capacity, with the initial site located in Abilene, Texas.
- White House unveils Stargate AI initiative, backed by Microsoft, with OpenAI leasing Oracle capacity and partnering with Cisco for the Abilene facility.
OpenAI is involved in the Stargate project in Abilene.
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Updated Jun 25
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What happened
OpenAI is involved in the Stargate project in Abilene.
Who's involved
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White House unveils Stargate AI initiative, backed by Microsoft, with OpenAI leasing Oracle capacity and partnering with Cisco for the Abilene facility.Also in this story
- OpenAI, Microsoft, and others discussed AI importance and Stargate infrastructure investment with U.S. President Donald Trump.
- Oracle and OpenAI are deepening their partnership in the Stargate AI project, securing a $30bn deal and expanding infrastructure.
- OpenAI is leasing data center power from Oracle, which is expanding its capacity at sites in Abilene, Michigan, and Georgia.
The entities involved
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Abilene
city in Taylor and Jones counties in Texas, United States, that is the county seat of Taylor County
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OpenAI
American artificial intelligence research organization
- Leaders call for international cooperation on AI risks, tech leaders call for oversight, and the CMA proposes stricter search engine choice requirements.
- Experts, including Dario Amodei at Cornell University, warned about the power and limits of AI, specifically citing risks of AI taking control of the internet.
Related events
- OpenAI's Stargate facility is located in Texas, while a data center requires grid connection in Argyll, Scotland.
- OpenAI is expanding its presence in India by deploying ChatGPT licenses to educational institutions and building local AI infrastructure.
- OpenAI is supporting the FRONTIER Act, a bipartisan bill in Congress aimed at AI regulation.
- Microsoft holds a valuable equity stake in OpenAI, while Grok 4.6 challenges market leadership and is backed by SpaceX infrastructure.
- OpenAI has been identified as a major customer contributing significantly to Oracle's business backlog.