Musk Clashes With OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Over Trump-Supported Stargate AI Data Center Project
LOADING ERROR LOADING Elon Musk is clashing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by President Donald Trump, the latest in a feud between the two tech billionaires that started on OpenAI’s board and is now testing Musk’s influence with the new president. Tech news outlet The Information first reported on an OpenAI data center project called Stargate in March 2024, indicating that it’s been in the works long before Trump announced it. AI technology requires huge amounts of electricity to build and operate and both companies said the project would be powered with renewable sources such as nearby solar farms, in a way that Lancium CEO Michael McNamara said would “deliver the maximum amount of green energy at the lowest possible cost.” Crusoe said it would own and develop the facility. Microsoft is also a technology partner in the Stargate project, along with chipmakers Nvidia and Arm, but put out a statement noting that its OpenAI partnership will “evolve” in a way that enables OpenAI “to build additional capacity, primarily for research and training of models.” Asked about Musk’s comments about the Stargate deal Wednesday during a CNBC interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella pivoted to his company’s own $80 billion plan to build out its global AI infrastructure, of which $50 billion is being spent in the U.S. Go Ad-Free — And Protect The Free Press The next four years will change America forever.
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