In a significant development in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI), two major players—Elon Musk’s xAI and Nvidia—are partnering with BlackRock, Microsoft, and investment group MGX to enhance AI infrastructure throughout the United States, as announced on Wednesday.
The initiative, known as the AI Infrastructure Partnership, was originally established in September of last year and is set to commence with over $30 billion in initial capital. Its primary aim is to construct data centers and energy facilities essential for running large-scale AI models.
Nvidia will also take on the role of technical advisor for this initiative, a position it had revealed last year.
The inclusion of Musk and Nvidia comes two months after the announcement of Stargate, a private venture aimed at developing up to 20 major AI data centers in the U.S. in collaboration with OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank.
The first data center is slated to be built in Abilene, a small Texas city, with completion expected by mid-2026, housing around 400,000 Nvidia AI chips and boasting a power capacity of 1.2 gigawatts, as reported recently.