OpenAI pulls out of landmark £31bn UK investment
Artificial intelligence company cites high energy costs and regulation as reasons for putting Stargate project on hold
OpenAI has put plans for a landmark project to strengthen the UK’s AI capabilities on hold, citing high energy costs and regulation.
Stargate UK was a part of the https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/17/what-is-new-uk-us-tech-deal-ai-supercomputers-investment-economy">landmark UK-US AI deal announced last September, in which US companies appeared to commit £31bn to the UK’s tech sector, part of a larger series of investments intended to “mainline AI” into the British economy.
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