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Haas: OpenAI will have operational control of the Stargate project

Rene Haas · Stargate, Executive Orders, TikTok, DOGE, Public Valuations | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner · Bg2 Pod · Jan 23, 2025 · at 38:54

ARM CEO Rene Haas discusses the operational governance and control structure of the newly announced $500B Stargate AI infrastructure venture.

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“And the operational control will be from OpenAI. So they'll, they'll call the shots relative to all the things relative to the operation.”

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The claim, plainly

OpenAI will hold operational control over the Stargate project and direct operations.

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Assessment

Rene Haas's statement that OpenAI would hold operational control and direct operations for the Stargate project accurately reflected the governance and operational structure established for the initiative. Official corporate press releases and White House briefing materials from the launch on January 21–22, 2025, explicitly affirmed that SoftBank held financial responsibility while OpenAI held operational responsibility. Subsequent project announcements throughout 2025 and 2026, as well as institutional profiles through April 2026, confirmed that OpenAI directs system architecture, infrastructure specifications, and AI workload deployments across the Stargate initiative.

January 21–22, 2025 official joint press releases by OpenAI and SoftBank stating: 'SoftBank and OpenAI are the lead partners for Stargate, with SoftBank having financial responsibility and OpenAI having operational responsibility.'
September 23, 2025 joint corporate announcements outlining OpenAI's direct operational role over nearly 7 gigawatts of planned capacity across multiple campus developments.
April 28, 2026 OECD.AI Policy Observatory Profile confirming the ongoing division of responsibilities with OpenAI maintaining operational responsibility.

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[1] wikipedia.org [2] theguardian.com [3] openai.com [4] group.softbank [5] valueaddvc.com [6] introl.com [7] openai.com [8] oecd.ai

"Stargate" "operational responsibility" OpenAI SoftBank Project Stargate OpenAI White House January 2025 details Stargate project OpenAI operational control direct operations Stargate AI initiative SoftBank OpenAI Oracle MGX structure operational control OpenAI SoftBank Stargate project announcements 2025 2026 "The Information" Stargate OpenAI operational control ownership February 2026

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