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Re: Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build data centers

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~$125B per year would be 2-3% of all domestic investment. It's similar in scale to the GDP of a small middle income country. If the electric grid — particularly the interconnection queue — is already the bottleneck to data center deployment, is something on this scale even close to possible? If it's a rationalized policy framework (big if!), I would guess there's some major permitting reform announcement coming soon.

They say this will include hundreds of thousands of jobs. I have little doubt that dedicated power generation and storage is included in their plans.

Also I have no doubt that the timing is deliberate and that this is not happening without government endorsement. If I had to guess the US military also is involved in this and sees this initiative as important for national security.

Re: Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build data centers

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> This project will not only support the re-industrialization of the United States but also provide a strategic capability to protect the national security of America and its allies. > The initial equity funders in Stargate are SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, and MGX. SoftBank and OpenAI are the lead partners for Stargate, with SoftBank having financial responsibility and OpenAI having operational responsibility. Masayoshi…

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Re: Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build data centers

#98

"No Sam, for obvious reasons we cannot give you 6 trillion ... but how about 500 billion?" Wow.

if it really worked that way, then it was a successful blue-sky negotiation tactic to maximize the actual final negotiation.

Re: Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build data centers

#99

~$125B per year would be 2-3% of all domestic investment. It's similar in scale to the GDP of a small middle income country. If the electric grid — particularly the interconnection queue — is already the bottleneck to data center deployment, is something on this scale even close to possible? If it's a rationalized policy framework (big if!), I would guess there's some major permitting reform announcement coming soon.

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Re: Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build data centers

#100
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Some reports[0] paint this as something Trump announced and that the US Government is heavily involved with but the announcement only mentions private sector (and lead by Japan's Softbank at that). Is the US also putting in money? How much control of the venture is private vs public here? 0. https://www.thewrap.com/trump-open-ai-oracle-stargate-ai-inf... 1. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-announces-private-sector-…

AFAIK this is a purely private project, and Trump is just doing the announcement as a form of bragging/ribbon-cutting
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