<p>A data center in Texas that startup Crusoe is building for <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/openai">OpenAI</a> has secured $11.6 billion in funding to expand from two to eight buildings, the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> reported on Wednesday.</p><p>The data center — expected to be the ChatGPT parent's largest — will use up to 50,000 Nvidia Blackwell chips per building, according to the report.</p><p>The funding, a mix of debt and equity, will increase the total amount secured for the project to $15 billion, the <em>WSJ</em> report said, citing Crusoe.</p>.OpenAI negotiates with Microsoft for new funding and future IPO: Report.<p>The development of these data centers is a crucial step for OpenAI as it looks to expand key infrastructure necessary for tackling complex tasks employed by generative artificial intelligence, while reducing dependence on its backer Microsoft .</p><p>OpenAI, Nvidia and Crusoe did not immediately respond to <em>Reuters</em>' requests for comment.</p><p>Crusoe, launched in 2018 as a cryptocurrency business, has pivoted to building AI infrastructure and is among the upcoming "neoclouds" that provide specialized AI cloud and data center services.</p><p>The startup was tapped by Oracle to build the first data center for the $500 billion Stargate project, Reuters had reported in January.</p><p>Crusoe is building its own data center in Abilene, Texas that will hold 100,000 specialized AI chips per building and is set to come online this year.</p>
<p>A data center in Texas that startup Crusoe is building for <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/openai">OpenAI</a> has secured $11.6 billion in funding to expand from two to eight buildings, the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> reported on Wednesday.</p><p>The data center — expected to be the ChatGPT parent's largest — will use up to 50,000 Nvidia Blackwell chips per building, according to the report.</p><p>The funding, a mix of debt and equity, will increase the total amount secured for the project to $15 billion, the <em>WSJ</em> report said, citing Crusoe.</p>.OpenAI negotiates with Microsoft for new funding and future IPO: Report.<p>The development of these data centers is a crucial step for OpenAI as it looks to expand key infrastructure necessary for tackling complex tasks employed by generative artificial intelligence, while reducing dependence on its backer Microsoft .</p><p>OpenAI, Nvidia and Crusoe did not immediately respond to <em>Reuters</em>' requests for comment.</p><p>Crusoe, launched in 2018 as a cryptocurrency business, has pivoted to building AI infrastructure and is among the upcoming "neoclouds" that provide specialized AI cloud and data center services.</p><p>The startup was tapped by Oracle to build the first data center for the $500 billion Stargate project, Reuters had reported in January.</p><p>Crusoe is building its own data center in Abilene, Texas that will hold 100,000 specialized AI chips per building and is set to come online this year.</p>