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OpenAI explores India for massive AI data centre under Stargate initiative – Storyboard18

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OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is in talks with local partners to establish a large-scale data centre in India with a planned capacity of at least one gigawatt, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources.
The move would represent a significant step in Asia for the company’s Stargate-branded artificial intelligence infrastructure drive. However, the exact location and timeline of the proposed project remain unclear. Bloomberg added that OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman could reveal more details during a visit to India in September.
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OpenAI, which is backed by Microsoft, has already registered as a legal entity in India and begun building a local team. In August, the company said it intended to open its first India office in New Delhi later this year, underscoring the importance of its second-largest market by user base.
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The potential India facility would form part of a broader Stargate initiative, announced in January by U.S. President Donald Trump. The programme involves a private-sector investment of up to $500 billion for AI infrastructure, backed by SoftBank, Oracle and OpenAI.
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