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Stargate Project unveiled for world’s largest AI infrastructure

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President Donald Trump has introduced the Stargate Project, an initiative that is promised to be the largest artificial intelligence infrastructure undertaking in history, IEEE Spectrum reports.

The plan involves up to $500 billion in private sector investments, with an initial $100 billion earmarked for 2025, to establish a nationwide network of data centers. Partnering companies, including OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank, are poised to transform the cloud computing ecosystem through the undertaking, but experts are debating its long-term implications.

Advocates highlight Stargate’s potential to revolutionize the cloud landscape by creating unprecedented compute capacity. Shelly Palmer, a technology consultant, argues that the initiative will provide the United States with a competitive edge, ushering in economic opportunities as businesses gain access to advanced AI infrastructure. However, skeptics such as AI critic Gary Marcus caution that profitability and benefits for the broader public remain speculative. Energy demands pose a critical challenge, with experts noting that AI infrastructure could strain an already stressed power grid. Industry leaders are advocating for clean energy expansion and grid modernization to support the projected growth in electricity consumption. Data center providers are optimistic about the project spurring global innovation but urge for a wider distribution of data capacity worldwide.

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