Trump and OpenAI, a 500 billion project for artificial intelligence in the United States

An ambitious plan to create a system of data centers dedicated to artificial intelligence was presented during a press conference at the White House. The project, called “The Stargate Project,” involves major tech industry figures such as Softbank’s Masayoshi Son, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Oracle’s Larry Ellison, who joined President Donald Trump to announce the initiative. The consortium of seed financiers includes Softbank, OpenAI, Oracle and MGX, with an estimated investment of $500 billion over the next four years to build new technology infrastructure in the United States.

According to a statement released by OpenAI, the project will involve key technology partners such as Arm, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Oracle and OpenAI itself. Work has already begun in Texas, while other sites nationwide are being evaluated for further expansion. OpenAI also emphasized that Oracle, NVIDIA and OpenAI will collaborate closely to design and operate the computing system.

Microsoft, separately, announced an update to its partnership with OpenAI, confirming that key agreements will remain in place until 2030. These include access to OpenAI’s intellectual property, revenue sharing agreements and exclusivity on OpenAI API. However, some provisions of the agreement have been changed, including the introduction of a significant new commitment from OpenAI to Azure, which will support all OpenAI products and training activities. Additionally, Microsoft has acquired the right of first refusal on OpenAI’s construction of new infrastructure capacity. During the press conference, Masayoshi Son and Sam Altman attributed the realization of this project to the political conditions created by the Trump presidency, underlining the decisive role of his election in promoting the initiative.