Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly working on a $100 billion supercomputer, codenamed Stargate, to train advanced new AI.
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It’s no secret that OpenAI and its chief financier Microsoft are charging ahead in a bid to make AI the next big thing in computing.
But a new scoop puts a new dollar figure on exactly how deep that commitment runs: citing unnamed sources familiar with the project, The Information is reporting that the dynamic duo are working on a $100 billion — that’s «billion» with a «b,» meaning a sum exceeding many countries’ gross domestic products — on a hush-hush supercomputer designed to train powerful new AI.
OpenAI didn’t respond to Quartz’s request for comment about the facility, reportedly codenamed Stargate and scheduled to go online in 2028, but Microsoft didn’t push back against the reporting in a statement it provided.
