OpenAI and Oracle, joined by SoftBank, have showcased a landmark expansion of their Stargate AI infrastructure project, unveiling further developments at an 800-acre Texas data center and plans for five additional major centers nationwide. The $500 billion joint initiative aims to build a U.S.-based backbone supporting training for next-generation large language models. These facilities are critical to addressing surging computational demands from AI applications, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and to maintaining U.S. leadership in AI development amid increasing global competition.