BRIEF-OpenAI Exec Says Texas Will Be The Flagship Of Stargate Project

Feb 6 (Reuters) -

• OPENAI EXEC SAYS TEXAS WILL BE THE FLAGSHIP OF STARGATE PROJECT

• OPENAI EXEC SAYS AROUND 16 STATES HAVE INDICATED INTEREST IN BUILDING DATA CENTERS IN OPENAI'S STARGATE PROJECT

• OPENAI EXEC SAYS CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY AT OUR FIRST SITE IN ABILENE, TEXAS

• OPENAI EXEC SAYS MORE SITE ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING LATER IN THE SPRING

• OPENAI EXEC SAYS DATA CENTER CAMPUSES AIMED AT BEING ONE GIGAWATT AND WILL CREATE THOUSANDS OF JOBS

• OPENAI EXEC SAYS HANDOVER OF FIRST TRANCHE OF DATA CENTER COMPUTE IN ABILENE LATER THIS YEAR

• OPENAI EXEC SAYS RIGHT NOW THERE'S ABOUT $175 BILLION IN CAPITAL ALREADY WAITING TO BE ALLOCATED FOR AI INFRASTRUCTURE

• OPENAI EXEC SAYS WE'RE TRYING TO ANCHOR SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 AS A CAMPUS FOOTPRINT