OpenAI considering 16 states for data center campuses

Here's Stargate's short list of states for OpenAI's data center buildout
The companies in Stargate, the new consortium to build out AI infrastructure for OpenAI, are actively considering siting new data center projects in more than a dozen states, OpenAI announced Thursday.
OpenAI looks across US for sites to build its Trump-backed Stargate AI data centers
OpenAI is scouring the U.S. for sites to build a network of huge data centers to power its artificial intelligence technology, expanding beyond a flagship Texas location and looking across 16 states to accelerate the Stargate project championed by President Donald Trump.
Wisconsin could be part of $500 billion Stargate AI project. Data center sites explored.
ChatGPT creator OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle, along with other equity backers of Stargate, have committed $100 billion for immediate deployment, with the remaining investment expected over the next four years, according to the White House. The first of Stargate’s data centers are already under construction in Abilene, Texas.
OpenAI considering 16 states for data center campuses as part of Trump's Stargate project
OpenAI executives updated reporters on Thursday about the level of interest the company is seeing from states interested in building large data centers.
OpenAI says data center in Texas to be 'flagship' in Stargate project
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Thursday that Texas will be the "flagship" data center site in the Stargate project it is building with SoftBank .
OpenAI eyeing more data centers in Texas, other states for Stargate, Bloomberg News reports
Stargate, a joint venture between ChatGPT creator OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank, plans to invest up to $500 billion to help the United States stay ahead of China and other competitors in the global AI race.
First data center for Trump administration's Stargate AI initiative coming to Abilene
Stargate's first data center campus, located in Abilene, will be about 875 acres, but only says it will create at least 57 jobs.
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