STARGATE

Microsoft and OpenAI plan to build a $100 billion supercomputer to power artificial intelligence 


  • Microsoft and OpenAI are working on a $100 billion supercomputer, according to The Information.
  • The project could launch as soon as 2028 as part of the companies' five-phase plan.
  • The US-based supercomputer, known as Stargate, would far exceed current computing power.
  • Microsoft and OpenAI are planning an unprecedented supercomputer that uses millions of specialized server chips and could cost up to $100 billion, The Information reported this week.

    The US-based supercomputer, known as "Stargate," would be the centerpiece of a five-phase plan focused on a series of supercomputer installations the companies plan to build in the next six years, the outlet reported. Stargate, which would be phase 5 of the plan, could launch as soon as 2028, people involved in the proposal told The Information.

    Executives at both companies have already drawn up plans for the data center project, which would power OpenAI's artificial intelligence, according to the outlet.The supercomputer could be 100 times more expensive than the largest data centers currently in operation, per the report. The project signals the massive amount of money likely to be poured into the industry as artificial intelligence continues to evolve in the coming years.

    Stargate also has the potential to far exceed the computing power currently supplied by Microsoft to OpenAI from its data centers around the country but would require at least several gigawatts of power to do so, The Information reported,

    Microsoft's involvement in the project, however, hinges on OpenAI fulfilling its promise to boost its AI's capabilities, a source told the outlet.

    The quest to obtain the necessary server chips is the primary factor driving Stargate's hefty price tag, according to the report. Finding enough energy sources to power the project could also pose challenges, and the two companies have talked about possibly using alternative power sources like nuclear energy, sources said.

  • https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-openai-plan-100-billion-supercomputer-stargate-artificial-intelligence-report-2024-3


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