July 22 (Reuters) - Cloud firm Oracle and

OpenAI plan to develop 4.5 gigawatts of additional data center

capacity, the ChatGPT developer said on Tuesday.

The commitment is part of their Stargate joint venture,

which aims to establish the United States as a leader in

artificial intelligence amid intensifying global competition.

Including a data center site in Abilene, Texas, the

expansion will bring the total data center capacity under

construction to more than 5 gigawatts and is expected to operate

more than 2 million chips, the company said.