Jan 6, 04:43 AM

Microsoft Pauses $3.3 Billion AI Wisconsin Data Center Construction for OpenAI, ChatGPT-Parent

Microsoft has announced a pause in the construction of a $3.3 billion AI data center in Wisconsin, which is expected to be utilized by OpenAI for its supercomputer needs. The company cited the necessity to evaluate the scope of the project and recent technological changes that could affect the design of the facilities. This decision aligns with the evolving requirements of artificial intelligence, particularly regarding reasoning, test time, and inference, as well as the importance of edge networking and latency.

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Chetan Puttagunta@chetanp
2 years ago
Microsoft pausing future phases of the Wisconsin datacenter build out seems to be in line with the changing needs of AI in the world of reasoning, test time, and inference. Being close to the edge, networking, latency all matter more. https://t.co/M6HNc76oQa
Markets Today@marketsday
2 years ago
Microsoft suspends some OpenAI Wisconsin data center construction
CHItrader@CHItraders
2 years ago
$MSFT Microsoft Pauses Construction On $3.3 Billion Data Center Expected To Be Used By ChatGPT-Parent OpenAI For Massive Super Computer https://t.co/7EDPBoDkmT

Microsoft Pauses $3.3 Billion AI Wisconsin Data Center Construction for OpenAI, ChatGPT-Parent

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