OpenAI has agreed to rent a massive amount of computing power from Oracle Corp. data centers as part of its Stargate initiative, underscoring the intense requirements for cutting-edge artificial intelligence products.The AI company will rent additional capacity from Oracle totaling about 4.5 gigawatts of data center power in the U.S., according to people familiar with the work who asked not to be named discussing private information.
That is an unprecedented sum of energy that could power millions of American homes. A gigawatt is akin to the capacity from one nuclear reactor and can provide electricity to roughly 750,000 houses. Earlier this week, Oracle announced that it had signed a single cloud deal worth $30 billion in annual revenue beginning in fiscal 2028 without naming the customer. This Stargate agreement makes up at least part of that disclosed contract, according to one of the people. Stargate — OpenAI’s project with partners including Oracle and SoftBank Group Corp. to invest $500 billion in AI infrastructure — was first announced in January at the White House. So far, Oracle has developed a massive data center in Abilene, Texas, for OpenAI alongside development partner Crusoe. To meet the additional demand from OpenAI, Oracle will develop multiple data centers across the U.S. with partners, the people said.

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