Microsoft, OpenAI may be dreaming of $100B 5GW AI 'Stargate' supercomputer

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OpenAI is believed to be in talks with Microsoft to construct a massive supercomputer code-named Stargate containing millions of AI accelerators at a cost of up to $100 billion. that Microsoft is deciding whether to finance the project, which might cost as much as 100 times that of setting up a modern datacenter and be ready by 2028.

Redmond is said to be developing another supercomputer for the fourth-phase of this AI collaboration, due to launch in 2026.be the largest in a series of AI supercomputers built by Microsoft for OpenAI over the next six years and could consume as much as five gigawatts when complete. It's not clear whether Stargate would occupy a single building or be spread across one or many sites. However, access to power may necessitate a distributed approach. OpenAI supremo Sam Altman is certainly a big dreamer. Previoushave alleged that he was seeking $7 trillion in funding for a massive network of accelerator chip fabs, though he laterthose claims telling folks not to believe everything you read on the internet.

 

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