What is the "Stargate Project" Betting on the Future of AI? The World of AGI Envisioned by Microsoft and OpenAI

The "Stargate Project" announced at the White House in the United States on January 21, 2025, is not merely a supercomputer development plan. It is a Stargate Project that is a nation-level strategic infrastructure construction initiative planned to establish U.S. technological superiority with an eye toward the realization of next-generation artificial intelligence (AI), particularly Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Bringing together giants of technology and finance such as OpenAI, SoftBank Group, and Oracle, this project, which will involve an unprecedented investment of up to $500 billion (approximately 78 trillion yen) over the next four years, holds the potential to fundamentally overturn the future of AI development, the global economy, and the international balance of power.

In this report, we will analyze in detail from multiple perspectives the strategic background of the Stargate Project, the dynamics of the partnerships, the extraordinary scale of investment and technical specifications, and the economic and geopolitical impacts and challenges it brings.