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OpenAI announces massive Ohio data center with Nvidia guarantee
OpenAI announced a 10-year lease for a sprawling data center in central Ohio with financing partly guaranteed by Nvidia.
TL;DR
- OpenAI is leasing a 10-year data center in central Ohio, owned by SoftBank's SB Energy.
- Nvidia is involved in financing, guaranteeing up to $105 billion in obligations to SB Energy.
- The data center will have 8 IT-gigawatts of computing capacity and require 10 gigawatts of new energy generation, potentially gas-fired.
- The deal aims to support the growth of the AI economy but has raised concerns about a potential 'circular' AI bubble.
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang denied it's circular financing, stating OpenAI will pay the lease.
- The facility is expected to create 35,000 construction jobs and 2,500 permanent operating positions.
- Initial capacity is anticipated to be available starting in 2028.