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OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank expand Stargate with five new AI datacenter sites

$500B. OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank just announced five new Stargate datacenter sites—scaling U.S. AI infrastructure to 10 gigawatts.

Reporting by OpenAI Blog 1 min brief
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Why it matters

The Stargate expansion signals a critical shift in AI compute capacity and geopolitical infrastructure strategy. This $500B commitment locks in physical advantage for the next generation of model training and deployment, directly affecting which companies can afford to build AGI-scale systems.

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  1. $500B total infrastructure investment

  2. 10-gigawatt U.S. capacity target

  3. Five new datacenter sites announced

  4. Tens of thousands of jobs created

  5. Partnership: OpenAI, Oracle, SoftBank

  6. Next-generation AI training and deployment focus

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Publisher excerpt: OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank announce five new Stargate AI datacenter sites, accelerating a $500B, 10-gigawatt U.S. infrastructure buildout to power next-generation AI and create tens of thousands of jobs.
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