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The US large language model (LLM) pioneer unveiled its plans for Stargate UK last September
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But OpenAI has now got cold feet and put its infrastructure plans on hold, though it still intends to proceed when conditions are right, according to a statement it sent to The Register.
Key facts
- At the announcement, OpenAI said it expected to buy 8,000 Nvidia GPUs for the project, with the potential to scale to 31,000 over time
- The US large language model (LLM) pioneer unveiled its plans for Stargate UK last September, to coincide with a state visit by President Trump
- Stargate UK, if it goes ahead, will span multiple sites across the country, including Cobalt Park, a business park in North Tyneside
- The project also involves British rent-a-GPU biz Nscale, which was set to significantly grow its planned UK capacity for Stargate UK
Summary
OpenAI is pausing its planned Stargate datacenter project in the UK months after announcing it, citing the regulatory environment and cost of energy as reasons for putting it on hold. The US large language model (LLM) pioneer unveiled its plans for Stargate UK last September, to coincide with a state visit by President Trump. "AI compute is foundational to that goal - they continue to explore Stargate UK and will move forward when the right conditions such as regulation and the cost of energy enable long-term infrastructure investment. Rising energy costs - likely exacerbated by President Trump's misadventures in the Middle East - may be a contributing factor, though the reference to regulation remains unclear.