# OpenAI — Building the infrastructure for the Intelligence Age in Michigan

- Company: OpenAI (openai.com)
- Announced: 2026-06-01T12:00:00+00:00
- Category: infrastructure-release
- Subject: GPT / ChatGPT / API
- Source: https://openai.com/index/stargate-michigan-data-center
- Record: https://forck.live/items/96-building-the-infrastructure-for-the-intelligence-age-in-michigan

OpenAI has begun construction on a 1 gigawatt data center in Michigan as part of the Stargate project, aimed at expanding AI infrastructure, creating jobs, and supporting communities.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://openai.com/index/stargate-michigan-data-center:

> OpenAI breaks ground on a 1GW data center project in Michigan as part of Stargate, building AI infrastructure to expand access, create jobs, and support communities.

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