OpenAI se pridružuje projektu PORTS-Pike

OpenAI je sklopio sporazum kojim će osigurati približno 8 gigavata IT kapaciteta u Tehnološkom kampusu PORTS-Pike u okrugu Pike u Ohiju, u saradnji s kompanijama SB Energy i NVIDIA te američkim Ministarstvom energetike. Ovaj projekt želimo razvijati kao partner okruga Pike tako što ćemo plaćati pripadajuće troškove energije i infrastrukture, odgovorno koristiti vodu, stvarati prilike za lokalne radnike i preduzeća te dugoročno ulagati u skladu s potrebama zajednice.

Očekuje se da će projekt tokom šestogodišnje izgradnje, koja će trajati do 2032. godine, otvoriti 35.000 radnih mjesta u građevinarstvu i 2.500 dugoročnih radnih mjesta u upravljanju centrom. Također ćemo uložiti 40 miliona dolara u fond za grantove zajednici, namijenjen prioritetima koje utvrdi lokalno stanovništvo, čime nadograđujemo ranije najavljenu obavezu kompanije SB Energy od 40 miliona dolara. Odvojeno od toga, putem ChatGPT‑a osiguravamo 84 miliona dolara u kreditima za Codex, čime svim studentima u Ohiju omogućavamo pristup ovoj tehnologiji.

Okrug Pike pomogao je pokretati industrijski rast Amerike u 20. stoljeću, a sada mu ovaj projekt pruža novu priliku da odigra vodeću ulogu u sljedećem dobu američke industrijalizacije.

Želimo da projekt bude pokretač zapošljavanja, poslovnog rasta i ulaganja širom južnog Ohija te da doprinese stvaranju mjesta u kojem mladi mogu graditi karijere, podizati porodice i odlučiti ostati.

Dok postajemo dio zajednice, u radu će nas voditi sljedeća načela:

• The project will pay its own energy and infrastructure costs. SB Energy will pay the full cost of the grid upgrades and new transmission lines needed to serve the data center. Those costs will not be shifted to Ohio or other ratepayers in the region. This investment will also strengthen the regional electricity grid and support more reliable power over time.
• The data center will recirculate water to reduce ongoing demand. The data center will use closed-loop, air-cooled cooling systems that recirculate water rather than relying on cooling towers that continuously consume water for cooling. As a result, it will use significantly less water than historically used by the Portsmouth gaseous diffusion plant. Once the data center cooling system is filled, ongoing water use is expected to be comparable to an office building supporting a similar number of people, including sinks and restrooms, equipment washdown and maintenance, and landscaping. PORTS-Pike is working with the Department of Energy to leverage their existing onsite water system. We will also fund new water infrastructure in partnership with and to the benefit of local communities. Once the site design is finalized, we will publicly report the project’s expected water use.
• The investment will create tangible benefits for Pike County and Southern Ohio. The PORTS-Pike Technology Data Center is expected to create 35,000 construction jobs during its six-year buildout through 2032, along with 2,500 long-term operating jobs. OpenAI and SB Energy will work to prioritize local workers, contractors, suppliers, trades, and service providers. Building on SB Energy’s existing $40 million community agreement, OpenAI will invest an additional $40 million, and this community investment will be shaped by local residents’ priorities such as schools, public safety, health care, utilities, workforce training, housing, veterans’ services, small businesses, and support for working families. The project is expected to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in state and local tax revenue over its lifetime. Local and state property tax revenues will primarily support public schools, while other state and local tax revenues will help fund schools, roads, public safety, emergency services, health care, workforce development, and other public priorities.
• We will invest in good jobs and workforce pathways for local residents. PORTS-Pike Campus signed a Memorandum of Understanding with North America’s Building Trades Unions to commit to the project being built. We plan to work with the Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council and all of its affiliated crafts, local schools, colleges, apprenticeship programs, veterans’ organizations, labor partners, and workforce groups to help residents prepare for construction, technical, and operating roles. Working together, we will create good jobs and help build a larger base of skills, businesses, and opportunity that can attract additional employers and support careers across the region for years to come.
• Ohio students will receive access to tools for the next generation of work. OpenAI will make up to $84 million in credits for Codex available to approximately 844,000 eligible Ohio college, community college, and technical school students aged 18 and older during the 2026–2027 academic year. Codex is an OpenAI tool within ChatGPT that helps people build software and complete technical projects. Eligible students will receive $100 in credits through their ChatGPT accounts, giving them hands-on experience using AI to carry out complex tasks, create projects, and build practical skills for careers across engineering, manufacturing, health care, education, entrepreneurship, and the skilled trades. Together, OpenAI’s local investment and Codex credits, along with SB Energy’s community grant, represent more than $160 million in benefits for Pike County and Ohio residents. Students can learn more at chatgpt.com/codex/ohio-college-students/⁠(otvara se u novom prozoru).
• We will report publicly on our progress. Each year, we will publish a report covering local hiring, community investment, water use, and project-related energy use.

We will continue to meet with residents, local officials, schools, businesses, labor organizations, and community groups to help shape an Ohio Community Compact. The Compact will reflect local priorities and turn these principles into specific, public measures as the project moves forward.

There is significant work ahead, and the full data center will not be built all at once. SB Energy is developing the project across private land and remediated land controlled by the Department of Energy at the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant. We appreciate the Trump Administration’s leadership in helping advance the redevelopment of this federal site for American AI infrastructure. This gives a site that once supported American industry and national security a new role building infrastructure for the Intelligence Era.

Očekuje se da će prvih 800 megavata postati dostupno 2028. godine, uglavnom korištenjem postojeće infrastrukture kompanije AEP. Daljnji razvoj zahtijevat će nove elektrane povezane s mrežom, uključujući proizvodnju električne energije iz prirodnog plina, kao i nove dalekovode i prateću infrastrukturu. SB Energy je objavio dodatne informacije o projektu na portscampus.com⁠(otvara se u novom prozoru).

SB Energy će izgraditi podatkovni centar, biti njegov vlasnik i upravljati njime na osnovu dvadesetogodišnjeg ugovora o zakupu s kompanijom OpenAI, a kapacitet će stavljati na raspolaganje postepeno. OpenAI će biti korisnik i upotrebljavat će kapacitete na lokaciji, koja će biti namijenjena isključivo NVIDIA infrastrukturi za računarske operacije umjetne inteligencije. Ovaj kapacitet ugovaramo na osnovu svojih dugoročnih potreba za obukom graničnih modela i rastuće potražnje za našim proizvodima. OpenAI će početi plaćati tek kada završeni kapaciteti postanu dostupni za zakup, a te će obaveze finansirati prihodima i novčanim tokom ostvarenim zahvaljujući značajnom rastu poslovanja te kapitalom prikupljenim od investitora. Odvojeno od toga, NVIDIA će uložiti 1,5 milijardi dolara u SB Energy i pružiti kreditnu podršku za zemljište, električnu energiju i izgradnju objekata povezanu s početnih 4,25 IT-GW. Razvoj će zavisiti od osiguravanja potrebne infrastrukture, dozvola, procjena utjecaja na okoliš i finansiranja.

NVIDIA i OpenAI sarađuju na projektiranju, testiranju i puštanju podatkovnog centra u rad. Kompanije će također zajednički objaviti tehnički dokument s iskustvima stečenim na projektu PORTS-Pike, uključujući načine na koje otporan dizajn infrastrukture, stroga kvalifikacija komponenti podatkovnog centra i upravljanje radnim opterećenjem na nivou softvera mogu osigurati veću dostupnost računarskih kapaciteta, veću pouzdanost i duže prosječno vrijeme između prekida na nivou klastera. Time će se podatkovni centar postaviti kao model za buduće projektiranje superračunara nove generacije.

Očekujemo da ćemo ovaj kapacitet koristiti kako bismo zadovoljili rastuću potražnju za naprednom umjetnom inteligencijom i zadržali vodeću poziciju graničnog laboratorija za istraživanje umjetne inteligencije u ostvarivanju svoje misije.

Podatkovni centri poput Tehnološkog podatkovnog centra PORTS-Pike dio su fizičkih temelja umjetne inteligencije. Zajedno s čipovima, električnom energijom i mrežama velike brzine, omogućavaju nam da razvijamo sposobnije sisteme te alate poput ChatGPT‑a i Codexa učinimo pouzdanijim, pristupačnijim i dostupnijim većem broju ljudi i preduzeća.

Naša je misija osigurati da opća umjetna inteligencija koristi cijelom čovječanstvu. Što je bolje izgradimo, više ljudi će moći koristiti umjetnu inteligenciju za učenje, stvaranje, rješavanje problema, pokretanje preduzeća i obavljanje poslova koji su im ranije bili nedostižni.

Naša je odgovornost osigurati da zajednice koje pomažu u njenoj izgradnji imaju značajan udio u tim koristima. Radujemo se saradnji s okrugom Pike i širom regijom južnog Ohija dok započinju novo poglavlje svog dugog doprinosa američkom napretku.