Emily Chang visits the Stargate site in Abilene, Texas for an exclusive first look at the historic $500 billion bet on the future of AI, announced by President Trump the day after his inauguration.
She speaks with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman & Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son about why they have partnered, along with Oracle, to build one of the largest AI data centers in the world.
00:00 - Stargate intro
02:01 - Touring Stargate
04:03 - Big Tech AI race
05:09 - Sam Altman’s vision
06:22 - SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son
07:47 - Crusoe founding story
12:03 - Touring Data center
13:23 - OpenAI Studio Ghibli moment
16:14 - Energy challenges
20:35 - Bloomberg reporter reflection
24:19 - Risks
28:18 - Abilene local perspective
34:28 - AI and jobs
36:01 - Trump tariffs
40:00 - Booms and busts