WASHINGTON — President Trump unveiled a $500 billion artificial intelligence infrastructure project Tuesday at the White House alongside reps from three tech and investment giants — with those business leaders asserting the initiative could cure cancer.
President Trump hosted executives from Softbank, OpenAI and Oracle at the White House Tuesday to announce “Stargate,” a $500BN private-sector plan to build new AI data centers.
The ChatGPT maker argues the incoming Trump administration should make massive government investments in AI, arguing it can bring broad economic prosperity.
Both the Stargate announcement and the revocation of the AI safeguard Biden had put in place sparked widespread criticism from privacy and security experts.
Recently appointed president Trump has announced a significant private sector investment to develop OpenAI's infrastructure.
OpenAI has published a 'blueprint' for AI economic development and regulation in the U.S. that it argues would ensure the U.S.' technological dominance.
The super-rich have long played a role in U.S. politics but have an unusually prominent spot in incoming President Donald Trump's new administration.
The announcement on Trump's second day in office follows the rolling back of former President Joe Biden's executive order on AI, that was intended to reduce the risks artificial intelligence poses to consumers,
About 20,000 Trump supporters have gathered at Capital One Arena in Washington Monday afternoon, where Trump and Vice President JD Vance are expected to address the crowd later in the day. Trump is also expected to sign several executive actions at the area during his on-stage appearance.
The executive order directs the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy to lease federal sites to companies building AI infrastructure.
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