OpenAI Eyes Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Buildout to Power Next-Gen AI

OpenAI Eyes Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Buildout to Power Next-Gen AI

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OpenAI is embarking on an ambitious infrastructure expansion plan, with CEO Sam Altman revealing a commitment of roughly $1.4 trillion dedicated to securing around 30 gigawatts of data center capacity. The company’s vision, initially discussed on Reddit, involves establishing a sustainable technical and financial model to support the construction of one gigawatt of new capacity per week, estimated to cost approximately $20 billion per gigawatt. This substantial investment signals OpenAI’s intent to aggressively pursue advancements in artificial intelligence by ensuring access to the necessary computational resources. [Reddit Post: https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1oijrtr/openais_goal_1_trillion_a_year_in_infrastructure/]