Author's): Ugochukwu Bernard Anyaogu-Ben
Originally published in Towards Artificial Intelligence.
A Yale researcher provides the only deep dive into the dangers of the Stargate
On the evening of January 21, 2025, President Trump, on his first full day in office, unveiled what he described as a “monumental undertaking” that would prove to be an example of future economic triumphs that he himself orchestrated. From a podium flanked by a white-columned fireplace in the Roosevelt Room, Trump announced the creation of the Stargate Project, a staggeringly massive $500 billion joint venture that he lauded as “the largest artificial intelligence infrastructure project in history, right here in America… that will secure the future of technology.” Standing shoulder to shoulder, to POTUS' left, were three superstars of the artificial intelligence firmament, representing, in the host's words, “a huge pool of talent and money” – Stargate's principal partners, Oracle executive chairman Larry Ellison, OpenAI chief Sam Altman, and the founder and CEO of Japan's SoftBank, Masayoshi Son.
The article discusses the implications of Project Stargate announced by President Trump, detailing how it represents a massive collaboration between major players in artificial intelligence, including Oracle, OpenAI and Nvidia, amid concerns about its potential violation of antitrust laws. Highlighting the government's lack of opposition, it notes that an analysis by Yale researcher Madhavi Singh is critical of the joint venture for its potential to stifle competition and suggests that having these large firms work together could hinder innovation and raise prices in the industry. Singh's observations underscore the risk of reduced competition in the technology sector, raising alarm about a regulatory environment that allows such widespread collaboration to go unchecked.
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