OpenAI outlines trillion-dollar ambition as restructure signals scale push

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that the company is shifting from research-lab to commercial scale, planning to build 30 gigawatts of compute and possibly spend around US$1.4 trillion over time for infrastructure. The firm’s restructuring follows its deal with Microsoft Corporation and indicates a pivot to becoming publicly capital-ready. Altman said the aim is to add 1 gigawatt of compute per week eventually. The move marks a major step in the AI arms-race for infrastructure dominance.