OpenAI Data Center Completion Delayed to 2028, Oracle: Progress is controllable

Oracle (Oracle) is currently building multiple large-scale data centers for OpenAI, but the latest news indicates that the completion schedule for some projects has been delayed from the original 2027 to 2028. Insiders revealed that the main reasons are related to labor shortages and tight supply of building materials. In response, Oracle emphasized that all contractual timelines remain under control.

Oracle secures massive computing power contract with OpenAI, as part of the collaboration background

This summer, Oracle signed a contract worth up to $300 billion with OpenAI, responsible for providing the enormous computational capacity needed to train and operate OpenAI’s AI models. This partnership is regarded as one of the largest and most challenging projects in global AI infrastructure development.

Since the contract was signed, Oracle has been planning and constructing super-large data centers at multiple locations to support OpenAI’s future model training and inference needs.

Completion of some infrastructure delayed until 2028, labor and material shortages are issues

According to insiders, Oracle has delayed the completion of some data center projects built for OpenAI from the original 2027 to 2028.

The main reasons for the schedule adjustment are current labor shortages and insufficient supply of building materials. The relevant persons requested anonymity due to internal scheduling considerations.

Oracle responds positively, maintaining the original schedule

In response to external concerns, an Oracle spokesperson stated that the company remains confident in fulfilling all contractual obligations and future expansion plans. Oracle emphasized:

There are no delays affecting the data centers necessary for contract performance

All key milestones are still on track

Site selection and delivery schedules are established in close coordination with OpenAI

OpenAI has not responded to this news.

The first data center’s progress is on schedule; the Abilene project in Texas continues to advance

Oracle co-CEO Clay Magouyrk stated during this week’s earnings call that the first data center built for OpenAI in Abilene, Texas, is progressing as planned. He said:

The data center has delivered over 96,000 NVIDIA chips

Overall construction progress remains within the planned schedule

Magouyrk also mentioned that Oracle adopts an active and feasible plan to deliver global data center capacity.

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