Well, saddle up folks, 'cause it seems like OpenAI's fixin' to rustle up a heap of high-tech horsepower down yonder in Abu Dhabi. They're lookin' to wrangle themselves a 5-gigawatt data center bigger than a tumbleweed in a windstorm—about ten square miles if you can believe it. That’s about as expansive as my dear old wife Betty’s collection of antique spurs!
More Power Than a Stampede
Now, this here facility, it'll gobble up more juice than five of them nuclear reactors. That’s enough power to light up the entire prairie! Why, OpenAI or anyone else in the AI rodeo ain't even got close to that amount of giddy-up ’n go. I reckon it's bigger than the whole dang kingdom of Monaco, not that I’ve ever ridden my horse there.
Riding with G42
Our tech trail-blazers over at OpenAI are partnerin' up with a big ol' tech conglomerate named G42, right from the heart of Abu Dhabi. Seems they're wranglin' together on this Stargate project, tryin' to lasso enough computer chips to support AI development worldwide. Honestly, it’s like they're trying to fit a grizzly into a bunny suit with all them gadgets. Yee-ha!
Some Nervous Riders in the House
Now, I’ve seen a herd of cattle stampede, and I can testify it’s a might bit scary, but nothin’ like the law-makers squirming over this tie-up with the UAE. I reckon they’ve got more jitterbugs than a hoedown in full swing. Seems they’re worried some bad actors might get their hands on U.S. tech through this rodeo ride with G42.
The OpenAI and UAE Alliance
This ain't OpenAI's first rodeo in the Middle East. They buddied up with G42 back in 2023 to push AI like a prairie fire in high winds. Our man Sam Altman, head honcho of OpenAI, even tipped his hat at the UAE, saying they were talkin' AI before it was considered the bee's knees. Sounds like a rootin’-tootin’ kinship if you ask me.
Ride or Divest
As my wife’s attempts at knitting often end, this here partnership's got folks on edge too. G42’s been associatin' with some firms that are red-flagged quicker than a wild bull in a china shop—I'm talkin' Huawei and Beijing Genomics Institute, among others. But they've been pullin' up their stakes from China, divesting all them investments there quicker than my wife hides the eggs come Easter.
Microsoft Gathers the Posse
In rolls Microsoft, as dependable as a trusty steed, plunkin’ down $1.5 billion into G42. They even got their president Brad Smith to sit on G42’s board, makin' it a tech-tale worthy of a Saturday night campfire. Now ain't that a sight for sore eyes!
So, here's to OpenAI and their big plans down in Abu Dhabi. I'll tip my hat and mosey on back to the ranch. Just remember, even in the world of high-falutin’ AI tech, you can't beat a good ol’ horse ride at sunset. Yee-haw!