What Project Stargate Means for the Future of AI—and Who Controls It
The $500 Billion AI Power Play
Just a few days ago, Donald Trump announced the Stargate project, and OpenAI immediately followed up by sharing more details about it. They clearly stated their plan to invest $500 billion over the next four years to build a new AI infrastructure for OpenAI in the United States. This caught me off guard, especially given that Elon Musk, now one of Trump’s closest allies, is supporting a project that directly funds OpenAI. What makes this even more intriguing is the list of companies backing the initiative, which includes SoftBank, Oracle, and MGX.
What stands out the most is Oracle’s involvement in the project. As many of us know, Oracle is a direct competitor to Microsoft Azure. Currently, nearly all of OpenAI’s systems run on Microsoft’s platform thanks to the close partnership they’ve had since OpenAI’s early days. Seeing Larry Ellison, Oracle’s CEO, actively supporting and financing this announcement initially left me a bit skeptical.
To address some of the q…
