On January 22, 2025, US President Trump announced an ambitious plan, the "Stargate Project", aimed at consolidating the United States' leadership in the field of artificial intelligence. The plan involves a joint investment of US$500 billion by OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle to build AI infrastructure over the next four years and is expected to create 100,000 jobs. This is not only a competition for capital, but also a deep integration of technical cooperation. Technology giants such as Microsoft, Nvidia and Arm will also participate in it to jointly promote the development and application of artificial intelligence technology.
On January 22, 2025, U.S. President Trump announced that OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle will jointly establish a new joint venture company "The Stargate Project" (The Stargate Project), which is expected to invest US$500 billion (approximately 36,000 US dollars) in the next four years. billion) to build AI infrastructure. This plan is designed to promote U.S. leadership in the field of AI and is expected to create 100,000 new jobs.
Under the agreement, OpenAI will be responsible for day-to-day operations, while SoftBank will provide financial support and SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son will serve as chairman. Initial investors in the plan also include Oracle and MGX. This project is not only an injection of capital, but also an in-depth combination of technical cooperation. Microsoft, Nvidia and Arm will also participate as important technical partners.
Construction of Project Stargate has already begun in Texas, and OpenAI is evaluating additional potential locations across the country for new campuses. The partnership between OpenAI and Oracle will also deepen. The two parties will jointly build and operate new computing systems to support the training of AI models and the optimization of product services. At the same time, OpenAI will increase its use of Microsoft Azure to take advantage of greater computing power.
Trump said that this investment will ensure the United States’ strategic advantage in the field of AI and provide support for reindustrialization. He also emphasized that artificial intelligence will bring more benefits and possibilities to mankind. Masayoshi Son expressed high expectations for this plan at the meeting and expressed his hope to continue to increase investment and promote technological innovation.
Related to this, the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI is being adjusted so that OpenAI can obtain more computing power. Future AI development will rely on powerful computing resources, which makes the cooperation between OpenAI and Oracle particularly important.
In this giant competition, Son’s participation is of great significance. He has said that developing super artificial intelligence (ASI) requires huge investment and expects it to bring considerable profits to the company in the future. His joining not only consolidates OpenAI's technical foundation, but also injects new impetus into the development of the US AI industry.
The launch of the "Stargate Project" marks the launch of a large-scale strategic layout by the United States in the field of artificial intelligence, and its impact will affect the development of the global artificial intelligence industry. In the future, we will continue to pay attention to the progress of this plan and the changes it brings to the global technology landscape.