OpenAI and its flagship product, ChatGPT, have completely revolutionized the world of technology, normalizing AI and making it accessible to everyone in a remarkably short time. Now, all the major tech companies are embarking on a modern gold rush to create the world’s best AI.
OpenAI leads the pack in this regard and serves as the prime example, as seen in its Stargate Project.AI is known for requiring large amounts of data to run its programs, which necessitate massive data centers to compute its responses. They have been building these centers around the country for a few years now, and OpenAI has announced that one will now begin construction in the Great Lakes State.
Michigan’s New Stargate Campus
At the beginning of the year, OpenAI and Oracle announced a joint venture called Stargate, which will build 4.5 gigawatts of data centers nationwide, with campuses already under construction in Texas, New Mexico, Wisconsin, and Ohio. The data center will be built in Saline Township, south of Ann Arbor. The announcement did not specify the amount of power the Saline data center would generate.
Related Digital will develop it, and construction is expected to begin in early 2026. The construction is expected to create more than 2,500 jobs. This project is moving quickly, which, to many people who worry, could be unnerving…