It is claimed that Microsoft and OpenAI are working on a joint data center project that will include developing a new artificial intelligence-based supercomputer called Stargate. The InformationThe news, based on anonymous sources, claims that the project could cost up to 100 billion dollars.
Information says that the project was developed under the codename Stargate. This is also the name of MGM’s popular science fiction film and TV show franchise. In this fictional universe, the Stargate program was a super-secret part of the US Air Force in which people from Earth traveled to other planets through an alien-made portal discovered buried in Egypt.
The news claims that Microsoft and OpenAI are currently in the third phase of a plan that will span five phases to build and develop this supercomputer as part of this data center network. It is said that Microsoft is responsible for the financing of this project, which is reported to be completed in 2028.
It is also claimed that the Stargate project may depend on whether OpenAI can deliver its next-generation AI LLM model, GPT-5, within a certain time frame. The information claims that OpenAI currently plans to launch GPT-5 in early 2025.
