One of the primary objectives of the Stargate project is to promote the advancement of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). AGI refers to a type of Open AI that possesses cognitive abilities comparable to those of humans, enabling it to perform a wide range of tasks and solve problems across various domains with a level of flexibility and adaptability similar to human intelligence. The Stargate project aims to lay the groundwork for creating systems that can understand, learn, and apply knowledge in a manner that mimics human thinking, thus pushing the boundaries of AI technology towards a more advanced and versatile form.
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Stargate Project Announced at White House Press Conference
On Tuesday, January 21, Open AI’s Sam Altman, Softbank’s Masayoshi Son, and Oracle’s Larry Ellison, alongside US President Donald Trump, unveiled The Stargate Project during a White House press conference. The Stargate Project is an initiative to establish a network of data centers that will serve as critical infrastructure to support artificial intelligence (AI) development by Open AI in the United States.
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Stargate Project Secures $500 Billion Investment to Boost AI Infrastructure and U.S. Economy
These three companies, along with MGX are “initial equity funders” for the project, poised to invest $500 billion collectively over the next four years. In an official company statement, Open AI said it will begin deploying $100 billion for the project immediately, claiming that “this infrastructure will secure American leadership in AI, create hundreds of thousands of American jobs, and generate massive economic benefit for the entire world.”
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“This project will not only support the re-industrialization of the United States but also provide a strategic capability to protect the national security of America and its allies,” it added.
SoftBank and Open AI will be the lead partners for the project, with SoftBank taking financial responsibilities and Open AI taking operational responsibilities.
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