According to two people familiar with the matter, OpenAI has appointed a new person in charge to coordinate its "Stargate" computing power plan after deciding to rent more AI servers from large cloud service providers instead of building its own data centers. As part of this reorganization, OpenAI has divided its computing infrastructure business into three teams: They are responsible for the technical design of the data center used by OpenAI, commercial cooperation with companies such as cloud service providers and chip companies, and the on-site operation management of the facilities used by OpenAI.
After this adjustment, the new leadership of the "Stargate" project has been determined.
Although "Stargate" was originally the name of OpenAI's project to build a data center in cooperation with Oracle and SoftBank, the name has now been expanded into OpenAI's overall strategy to launch gigawatt-level server capacity in the next few years.
OpenAI is engaged in a fierce technology competition with competitors such as Anthropic and Google, but its business expansion and technology advancement are also limited by the scale of available servers. The company expects to invest up to $665 billion in cloud servers by 2030.
Major AI developers and cloud service providers, including Microsoft and Anthropic, have recently stepped up efforts to control the location of high-quality data centers or locked server rental agreements with other cloud service providers.
As OpenAI infrastructure management adjusts, its competitor Anthropic has also been quietly strengthening its data center team in recent months.
Within OpenAI, former Intel executive Sachin Karty, who was appointed infrastructure director at the end of November last year, is now responsible for coordinating Stargate-related teams.
Previously, many relevant leaders reported directly to OpenAI President Greg Brockman, and the team was organized mainly by project rather than by function. One of the original teams was responsible for promoting OpenAI’s self-built data center plan.
However, as the company's strategic focus shifts to leasing cloud servers, plans to build its own data centers have recently taken a back seat.
Cardi said in the statement: "The demand for artificial intelligence is growing rapidly, and our computing power team has established a strong ecosystem around cloud platforms, chips and infrastructure to meet this demand. The current progress is remarkable, and I also look forward to continuing to promote the construction of relevant systems so that AI breakthroughs can benefit more people around the world."