OpenAI tingħaqad mal-proġett PORTS-Pike

OpenAI daħlet fi ftehim biex tiżgura madwar 8 gigawatts-IT fil-Kampus Teknoloġiku PORTS-Pike f’Pike County, Ohio, b’kollaborazzjoni ma’ SB Energy, NVIDIA u d-Dipartiment tal-Enerġija tal-Istati Uniti . Irridu niżviluppaw dan il-proġett bħala sħab ta’ Pike County—billi nħallsu l-ispejjeż tal-enerġija u tal-infrastruttura speċifiċi għall-proġett, nużaw l-ilma b’mod responsabbli, noħolqu opportunitajiet għall-ħaddiema u n-negozji lokali, u nagħmlu investimenti fit-tul imfassla mill-komunità.

Il-proġett mistenni joħloq 35,000 impjieg fil-kostruzzjoni matul il-fażi ta’ żvilupp ta’ sitt snin sal-2032 u 2,500 impjieg operattiv fit-tul. Se ninvestu wkoll $40 miljun f’fond ta’ għotjiet komunitarji li jappoġġja l-prijoritajiet identifikati mir-residenti lokali, flimkien mal-impenn ta’ $40 miljun imħabbar qabel minn SB Energy. Separatament, qed nipprovdu $84 miljun fi krediti ta’ Codex permezz ta’ ChatGPT, biex kull student f’kulleġġ f’Ohio jingħata aċċess għat-teknoloġija.

Pike County għenet tħaddem it-tkabbir industrijali tal-Amerka fis-seklu 20, u issa, b’dan il-proġett, għandha opportunità oħra biex taqdi rwol ewlieni fl-era li jmiss tal-industrijalizzazzjoni Amerikana.

Irridu li jkun katalist għall-impjiegi, għat-tkabbir tan-negozji u għall-investiment fin-Nofsinhar ta’ Ohio—u li jgħin biex dan isir post fejn iż-żgħażagħ jistgħu jibnu karriera, irabbu familja u jagħżlu li jibqgħu jgħixu.

Hekk kif insiru parti mill-komunità, dawn il-prinċipji se jiggwidaw il-ħidma tagħna:

• 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/⁠(jinfetaħ f’tieqa ġdida).
• 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.

L-ewwel 800 megawatt mistennija jsiru disponibbli fl-2028, fil-biċċa l-kbira bl-użu tal-infrastruttura eżistenti ta’ AEP. Aktar żvilupp se jeħtieġ impjanti ġodda tal-enerġija konnessi man-network, inkluż il-ġenerazzjoni bil-gass naturali, kif ukoll linji ġodda tat-trażmissjoni u infrastruttura assoċjata. SB Energy ippubblikat aktar informazzjoni dwar il-proġett fuq portscampus.com⁠(jinfetaħ f’tieqa ġdida).

SB Energy se tibni, tkun sid u tħaddem iċ-ċentru tad-data taħt kirja ta’ 20 sena lil OpenAI, u se tipprovdi l-kapaċità gradwalment. OpenAI se tkun il-klijent u se tuża l-kapaċità fis-sit, li se jospita esklussivament infrastruttura tal-computing tal-IA ta’ NVIDIA. Qed nikkuntrattaw din il-kapaċità abbażi tal-ħtiġijiet fit-tul imbassra tagħna għat-taħriġ ta’ mudelli avvanzati u tad-domanda dejjem tikber għall-prodotti tagħna. OpenAI se tibda tħallas biss hekk kif il-kapaċità kompluta ssir disponibbli għall-kiri, u se tiffinanzja dawk l-impenji mid-dħul u mill-fluss tal-flus iġġenerati mit-tkabbir sinifikanti tan-negozju tagħna, kif ukoll mill-kapital miġbur mingħand l-investituri. Separatament, NVIDIA se tinvesti $1.5 biljun f’SB Energy u se tipprovdi appoġġ ta’ kreditu għall-art, l-enerġija u l-kostruzzjoni tal-istruttura marbuta mal-ewwel 4.25 IT-GW. L-iżvilupp se jiddependi fuq jekk ikunux disponibbli l-infrastruttura, il-permessi, ir-rieżamijiet ambjentali u l-finanzjament meħtieġa.

NVIDIA u OpenAI qed jikkollaboraw fid-disinn, l-ittestjar u t-tħaddim inizjali taċ-ċentru tad-data. Il-kumpaniji se jippubblikaw ukoll b’mod konġunt white paper teknika li taqsam it-tagħlimiet minn PORTS-Pike—inkluż kif disinn reżiljenti tal-infrastruttura, il-kwalifikazzjoni rigoruża tal-komponenti taċ-ċentru tad-data u l-ġestjoni tal-piżijiet tax-xogħol fil-livell tas-software jistgħu jżidu d-disponibbiltà tal-computing, itejbu l-affidabbiltà u jtawlu ż-żmien medju bejn interruzzjoni u oħra fuq skala ta’ cluster—biex jgħinu jistabbilixxu ċ-ċentru tad-data bħala mudell għad-disinn ta’ superkompjuters tal-ġenerazzjoni li jmiss.

Nistennew li nużaw din il-kapaċità biex nilħqu d-domanda dejjem tikber għal IA avvanzata u nżommu l-pożizzjoni ewlenija tagħna bħala laboratorju tar-riċerka fl-IA avvanzata, fit-twettiq tal-missjoni tagħna.

Ċentri tad-data bħaċ-Ċentru tad-Data Teknoloġiku PORTS-Pike huma parti mill-pedament fiżiku tal-IA. Flimkien maċ-ċipep, l-enerġija u n-networks b’veloċità għolja, dawn jippermettulna niżviluppaw sistemi aktar kapaċi u nagħmlu għodod bħal ChatGPT u Codex aktar affidabbli, affordabbli u aċċessibbli għal aktar nies u negozji.

Il-missjoni tagħna hija li niżguraw li l-intelliġenza artifiċjali ġenerali tkun ta’ benefiċċju għall-umanità kollha. Aktar ma nibnuha tajjeb, aktar nies ikunu jistgħu jużaw l-IA biex jitgħallmu, joħolqu, isolvu l-problemi, jibdew negozji u jwettqu xogħol li qabel ma kienx possibbli għalihom.

Ir-responsabbiltà tagħna hija li niżguraw li l-komunitajiet li qed jgħinu fil-bini tagħha jieħdu sehem sinifikanti f’dawk il-benefiċċji. Ninsabu ħerqana li naħdmu ma’ Pike County u mar-reġjun usa’ tan-Nofsinhar ta’ Ohio hekk kif jibda l-kapitlu li jmiss tal-kontribut twil tiegħu għall-progress Amerikan.