Microsoft Pauses Construction On $3.3 Billion Data Center Expected To Be Used By ChatGPT-Parent OpenAI For Massive Super Computer
Microsoft Pauses Construction On $3.3 Billion Data Center Expected To Be Used By ChatGPT-Parent OpenAI For Massive Super Computer
The AI data center in Wisconsin was expected to be used by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has decided to temporarily pause construction on parts of its ambitious data center project in Mount Pleasant.
微軟-T（納斯達克：MSFT）決定暫時暫停其在蒙特普萊森特的數據中心項目部分的施工。
What Happened: Earlier this week, the company said that it still plans to complete the first phase of the data center, with a total investment of $3.3 billion expected by the end of 2026, reported Wisconsin Public Radio.
發生了什麼：本週早些時候，該公司表示，仍計劃在2026年底前完成數據中心的第一階段，總投資預計爲33億美金，威斯康星州公共廣播電臺報道。
"We have paused early construction work for this second phase while we evaluate scope and recent changes in technology and consider how this might impact the design of our facilities," a Microsoft spokesperson told the publication.
一位微軟發言人告訴該出版物："我們已暫停第二階段的早期施工工作，以評估範圍和近期的技術變化，並考慮這將如何影響我們設施的設計。"
The AI data center in Wisconsin was expected to be used by ChatGPT-parent OpenAI for a massive supercomputer, according to The Information.
根據《信息》，威斯康星州的人工智能數據中心預計將被ChatGPT母公司OpenAI用於一臺大型超級計算機。
Microsoft paused some construction on a Wisconsin AI data center that OpenAI is slated to used.
— Anissa Gardizy (@anissagardizy8) January 5, 2025
The company said it needs to evaluate "scope and recent changes in technology," as well as how "this might impact the design of our facilities."
該公司暫停了威斯康星州人工智能數據中心的部分施工，該中心計劃由OpenAI使用。
— Anissa Gardizy (@anissagardizy8) 2025年1月5日
該公司表示，需要評估"範圍和近期的技術變化"，以及"這將如何影響我們設施的設計。"
Sean Ryan, representing the village of Mount Pleasant, confirmed the pause is to integrate new data center designs. He noted that the first phase is on track for completion this year.
代表蒙特普萊森特村的肖恩·瑞安確認暫停是爲了整合新的數據中心設計。他指出，第一階段的完成進度在今年內正常。
Microsoft did not immediately respond to Benzinga's request for comments.
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Why It Matters: The decision to pause construction comes as Microsoft is heavily investing in data centers to support its growing focus on artificial intelligence.
重要性：暫停施工的決定是在微軟大力投資IDC概念以支持其日益關注人工智能之際做出的。
The company has announced plans to allocate approximately $80 billion in fiscal 2025 toward developing data centers for AI model training and deploying AI and cloud-based applications.
該公司已宣佈計劃在2025財年投入約800億用於開發AI模型訓練和部署人工智能及基於雲的應用程序的數據中心。
The Mount Pleasant site was initially optioned for a Foxconn (OTC:FXCOF) megaproject that was later abandoned. Foxconn had promised a $10 billion investment in Mount Pleasant but the company later scaled back, reducing the investment to $672 million.
蒙特普萊森特的場地最初是爲富士康（場外交易:FXCOF）的一項巨型項目所選定，但該項目後被放棄。富士康曾承諾向蒙特普萊森特投資100億，但後來縮減了投資，將投資額減少至67200萬。
Price Action: Microsoft's stock rose by 1.14% on Friday, closing at $423.35. Over the past year, Microsoft shares gained 15.12%, trailing behind the Nasdaq 100, which surged 30.79% during the same period, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
價格走勢：微軟的股票在週五上漲了1.14%，收盤價爲423.35美元。根據Benzinga Pro的數據，過去一年中，微軟的股價上漲了15.12%，落後於在同一期間上漲了30.79%的納斯達克100。
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