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.
微软公司（纳斯达克股票代码：MSFT）已决定暂时暂停其位于芒特普莱森特的部分雄心勃勃的数据中心项目的建设。
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.
发生了什么：据威斯康星州公共广播电台报道，本周早些时候，该公司表示仍计划完成数据中心的第一阶段，预计到2026年底总投资为33亿美元。
"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.
微软发言人告诉该出版物：“我们已经暂停了第二阶段的早期施工工作，同时我们正在评估范围和最近的技术变化，并考虑这将如何影响我们设施的设计。”
The AI data center in Wisconsin was expected to be used by ChatGPT-parent OpenAI for a massive supercomputer, according to The Information.
据《信息报》报道，预计威斯康星州的人工智能数据中心将被ChatGPT母公司OpenAI用于大型超级计算机。
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."
微软暂停了OpenAI计划使用的威斯康星州人工智能数据中心的部分建设。
— 安妮莎·加迪齐 (@anissagardizy8) 2025 年 1 月 5 日
该公司表示，需要评估 “范围和最近的技术变化”，以及 “这将如何影响我们设施的设计”。
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.
代表芒特普莱森特村的肖恩·瑞安证实，暂停是为了整合新的数据中心设计。他指出，第一阶段有望在今年完成。
Microsoft did not immediately respond to Benzinga's request for comments.
微软没有立即回应本辛加的置评请求。
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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.
为何重要：暂停建设的决定是在微软大力投资数据中心以支持其对人工智能日益增长的关注之际做出的。
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.
该公司已宣布计划在2025财年拨款约800亿美元，用于开发用于人工智能模型训练和部署人工智能和基于云的应用程序的数据中心。
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.
芒特普莱森特场地最初是富士康（场外交易代码：FXCOF）大型项目的选址，但后来被放弃。富士康曾承诺向芒特普莱森特投资100亿美元，但该公司后来缩减了规模，将投资减少至6.72亿美元。
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.
价格走势：微软股价周五上涨1.14％，收于423.35美元。根据Benzinga Pro的数据，在过去的一年中，微软股价上涨了15.12％，仅次于纳斯达克100指数，后者同期飙升了30.79％。
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