Stargate Project (vs Stargate Program)
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2025 8:39 am
The Stargate Project is an American artificial intelligence (AI) joint venture created by OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle and investment firm MGX.[1] The venture plans on investing up to US$500 billion in AI infrastructure in the United States by 2029. It has been planned since 2022 and was formally announced on January 21, 2025, by US president Donald Trump.[2] Incorporated in Delaware as Stargate LLC,[3] SoftBank's CEO Masayoshi Son will be the venture's chairman.[4]
It is named after the 1994 movie, Stargate, in which the stargates were portals to other worlds.[5] Because of its large scale, the program has been compared to the Manhattan Project.
From wikipedia.org
I heard about it this past week, I was surprised by the name but didn't know it was actually named after Stargate. And was it really just named after the original movie, or the whole franchise especially the series which was much more impactful to everyone familiar with it.