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Trump’s $500 billion AI moonshot: Ambition meets controversy in ‘Project Stargate’
Trump unveils ambitious $500 billion 'Project Stargate' AI initiative with tech giants OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank, sparking controversy as Elon Musk questions funding and environmentalists raise concerns about massive data centers.
The centerpiece of Trump’s AI strategy, dubbed “ Project Stargate,” brings together an unlikely alliance of tech giants: Sam Altman’s OpenAI, Larry Ellison’s Oracle, and SoftBank under Masayoshi Son. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, whose company is notably absent from the main announcement despite its OpenAI partnership, offered measured support: “ All I know is, I’m good for my $80 billion,” he told CNBC at Davos. Tech giants like OpenAI and Oracle must now thread an increasingly narrow needle — racing to build massive AI infrastructure while potentially dismantling their DEI initiatives that have become deeply embedded in their corporate cultures and hiring practices.
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