Microsoft and OpenAI Plan Up to $115 Billion AI Supercomputer
• Microsoft and OpenAI in talks for up to $100B "Stargate" supercomputer project over next 6 years
• Designed to boost OpenAI's AI capabilities with millions of specialized chips
• Part of 5-phase plan already underway between companies, with smaller $10B supercomputer in phase 4
• Goal to reduce reliance on Nvidia chips and use AMD or Microsoft's own chips
• Total initiative could exceed $115B, require gigawatts of power, launch as early as 2028