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OpenAI and Softbank team up for a $500 billion AI data center venture

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The Stargate Project will build and open AI infrastructure worth $500 billion in the United States over the next four years .

SoftBank will finance the project, while OpenAI will be in charge of its operations.

Microsoft will continue its "strategic partnership" with OpenAI .

The company is releasing $100 billion immediately for its first data center buildouts.

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