OpenAI and Microsoft Make Plans , for $100 Billion Data Center.<br />According to The Information, the two companies are planning to build a data center that would house an AI supercomputer <br />called "Stargate," Reuters reports.<br />According to The Information, the two companies are planning to build a data center that would house an AI supercomputer <br />called "Stargate," Reuters reports.<br />The project, which could cost $100 billion or more, is reportedly set to launch in 2028.<br />The tentative cost is roughly 100 times <br />more expensive than some of the <br />biggest data centers that exist today. .<br />Demand for AI data centers has increased due to <br />the rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence technology, Reuters reports. .<br />This is because traditional data <br />centers aren't as capable of handling <br />the advanced tasks that AI requires. .<br />Several supercomputers <br />would be built across five phases.<br />"Stargate" would be launched in the fifth phase, while a smaller supercomputer would be launched <br />in the fourth phase, tentatively around 2026.<br />Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly <br />in the third phase currently.<br />We are always planning for <br />the next generation of infrastructure <br />innovations needed to continue <br />pushing the frontier of AI capability, Microsoft spokesperson, to Reuters .<br />The cost for the next two phases largely revolves around acquiring expensive AI chips.<br />In March, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said <br />that the newest "Blackwell" B200 AI chip <br />will cost between $30,000 and $40,000
