OpenAI strikes deal on US$4.6 bn AI centre in Australia
Summary
OpenAI and Brisbane-based NextDC have partnered to build a $4.6 billion AI infrastructure centre in Sydney, leveraging renewable energy and creating thousands of jobs.
Key Points
- OpenAI and NextDC signed an MoU to develop an AI campus and GPU supercluster in western Sydney.
- The $4.6 billion project will create thousands of direct and indirect jobs in construction and operations.
- The development will use renewable energy and innovative cooling technologies that do not require drinking water.
- Australia's Treasurer Jim Chalmers highlighted the project as a testament to Australia's talent, clean energy, and policy environment for AI adoption.
