Here is an eye-opening new price for the thriving demand of Generative AI Energy and computing power in data centers: US$300 billion. That’s what Chatgpt Maker Openai promises to spend with Oracle in five years to continue its early success.
The deal will be one of the largest contracts for cloud computing, both announced Wall Street Journal and The New York Times Wednesday.
The contract with Oracle will require delivering up to 4.5 GW of electricity capacity, which the journal says roughly equals to the amount used by two Hoover dams or 4 million households. The report said the deal will take effect in 2027.
Openai did not respond to our request for comment. Oracle declined to comment.
According to research reports, the number of data centers in the United States Almost doubled From 2021 to 2024, demand for more data centers will be Up 9% Every year until 2030. These facilities are expected to be consumed Double the power By 2035, just like today.
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Previously, Openai relied on Microsoft Azure alone, but has begun diversifying its cloud portfolio.
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In January, Openai announced Stargate ProjectIt is a new company that will invest $500 billion in four years to build AI infrastructure (i.e. data centers) with partners including Oracle, Microsoft, Nvidia and Softbank. July, Openai and Oracle announce Go beyond the 10 GW people promised in the January announcement to develop a protocol of 4.5 GW of data center capabilities.
The Stargate facility is being built on a sprawling ruins in Abilene, Texas.
chatgpt is the most commonly used in the world ChatbotIn a fierce competition with Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude and Cllexity’s software of the same name.
The rapid growth of generative AI products and services has even caused Openai CEO Sam Altman to worry that we are AI bubbles.
