OpenAI’s Stargate expansion includes plans for a UAE data center, announced during a recent Gulf tour. The Abu Dhabi campus is set to cover 10 square miles and have a power capacity of 5 gigawatts.
The selection of Oracle by OpenAI is not just for raw compute power but also for access to geographically distributed, enterprise-grade infrastructure. This move complements OpenAI’s goal of serving diverse regulatory environments and availability zones.
The increasing power demands of AI facilities like Stargate raise concerns about sustainability. The 1.2-gigawatt power requirement is comparable to that of a nuclear facility, highlighting the energy unsustainability of current hyperscale AI ambitions. This escalating demand may necessitate significant investments in power grid infrastructure or the construction of separate scalable power plants.
