OpenAI's $500 billion Stargate project is undergoing adjustments, and some projects have even been abandoned According to Golden Finance, OpenAI is increasingly relying on third-party service providers and tends to lease computing power rather than building and owning facilities. A person who participated in the construction of the data center in the early stages of the project said, "Now I don't even know what 'Stargate' means. I think this term is completely outdated." This constantly changing strategy is a reflection of OpenAI's overall style of action. From core technology to partnership, the company will make multiple layouts and then abandon all non optimal choices. A person close to the company said that this approach largely stems from CEO Sam Ultraman's "venture capital thinking". According to people familiar with the changes in the Stargate, OpenAI has actually abandoned its initial joint venture model (note: this is a $500 billion joint venture project between OpenAI, Oracle, Abu Dhabi fund MGX, and Japan's SoftBank) and instead sought a series of large bilateral transactions. But OpenAI executives said that the core guiding principle is still "building more computing power". (Global Market Report)