AI leaders clash over safety and $100bn Stargate project
Top tech leaders at Davos such as DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and Meta’s Yann LeCun in fiery debate
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Stargate artificial intelligence project to exclusively serve OpenAI
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Trump’s $500 billion AI moonshot: Ambition meets controversy in ‘Project Stargate’
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Elon Musk and Sam Altman spar over Trump's Stargate AI investment announcement
A war-of-words between Elon Musk and Sam Altman escalated on social media Thursday, as two of the most powerful men in tech sparred over their rival artificial intelligence initiatives.NBC News - 3d -
Trump-Back Stargate AI Project Spawns Altman-Musk Clash
The tech billionaires have a rocky history, and Musk’s comments about funding for the project, which could attract $500 billion prompted a pointed response from OpenAI leader Altman.Inc. - 3d -
Musk clashes with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over Trump-supported Stargate AI data center project
Elon Musk is clashing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by President Donald Trump, the latest in a feud between the two billionaires ...ABC News - 3d -
OpenAI spars with Elon Musk over $500bn Stargate project
Tesla boss in rare break with Donald Trump over AI initiative, saying ‘they don’t actually have the money’Financial Times - 4d -
OpenAI Stargate is a $500B bet: America’s AI Manhattan Project or costly dead end?
OpenAI, Oracle, Softbank and MGX are investing a record amount in new AI infrastructure even as China's DeepSeek outperforms on cost.VentureBeat - 4d -
Trump Announces Project Stargate, a Massive New Investment in AI
The venture involves OpenAI, Softbank, and Oracle, and starts with an investment of $100 billion.Inc. - 5d -
Trump announces 'Stargate' AI infrastructure project with 'colossal data centers'
President Trump is joined by Larry Ellison, Masayoshi Son and Sam Altman to announce a new American company that will invest $500 billion in AI infrastructure.NBC News - 5d
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