Microsoft and OpenAI are working on an artificial intelligence project: it includes a data center that could cost up to 100 billion dollars and a supercomputer called Stargate whose launch is scheduled for 2028. This was reported by the website The Information.
The rapid rise of generative AI has led to a growth in demand for data centers capable of handling more advanced tasks than traditional data centers. According to The Information, the new data center, likely financed by Microsoft which has already invested in ChatGpt, is expected to be 100 times more expensive than some of the largest existing data centers. While, the Stargate supercomputer would be based in the United States and would be more powerful than a series of supercomputers currently under construction.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft have imagined five phases of this journey and are in the third phase. The major costs of the operation are concentrated in the two subsequent phases which involve the acquisition of the necessary artificial intelligence chips. AI chips are sold at high prices. The technology company Nvidia explained to CNBC in March that its latest artificial intelligence chip called Blackwell B200 will be priced between $30,000 and $40,000.
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