Jan 22 (Reuters) - OpenAI and Japanese conglomerate

SoftBank will each commit $19 billion to fund Stargate,

a joint venture to develop data centers for artificial

intelligence in the U.S., the Information reported on Wednesday.

The ChatGPT maker will hold a 40% interest in Stargate, and

would act as an extension of OpenAI, the report said, citing

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaking to colleagues. His comments imply

SoftBank would also have a 40% interest, the report added.

OpenAI and SoftBank did not immediately respond to Reuters'

requests for comment.

On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that

OpenAI, SoftBank Group and Oracle will unveil Stargate

and invest $500 billion over the next four years to help the

United States stay ahead of China and other rivals in the global

AI race.

Stargate will initially deploy $100 billion and the rest of

the funding is expected over the next four years. The project is

being led by SoftBank and OpenAI.