AI Rivals Like OpenAI, Nvidia, and Oracle Are Collaborating to Build ‘Stargate, ‘ but a Yale Expert Says It Violates 135 Years of Antitrust Law | Fortune

Author(s): Ugochukwu Bernard Anyaogu-Ben

Originally published on Towards AI.

A Yale researcher provides the sole deep dive into the dangers of Stargate

On the evening of Jan. 21, 2025, President Trump on his first full day in office unveiled what he characterized as a “monumental undertaking” that would prove an exemplar of economic triumphs to come, and that he himself orchestrated. From a podium framed by the Roosevelt Room’s white-columned fireplace, Trump announced the formation of the Stargate Project, a head-spinningly huge, $500 billion joint venture that he lauded as “the biggest AI infrastructure project by far in history, all taking place right here in America … that will ensure the future of technology.” Shoulder-to-shoulder to the left of the POTUS stood three superstars of the AI firmament representing, in the host’s words, “a massive group of talent and money”-the principal Stargate partners, Oracle executive chairman Larry Ellison, OpenAI chief Sam Altman, and founder and CEO of Japan’s SoftBank, Masayoshi Son.

The article discusses the implications of the Stargate Project announced by President Trump, detailing how it represents a massive collaboration between major players in AI, including Oracle, OpenAI, and Nvidia, amidst concerns regarding its potential violation of antitrust laws. Highlighting the lack of governmental pushback, it notes that an analysis by Yale researcher Madhavi Singh critiques the joint venture for potentially stifling competition and suggests that the alignment of these major firms could impede innovation and elevate prices within the industry. Singh’s insights underscore the risks of diminishing competition in the tech sector, raising alarms over the regulatory environment that allows such sweeping collaborations to occur without scrutiny.

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