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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Aisha Down

OpenAI’s apparent failure to visit key site raises questions over UK investment

A welcome sign reading 'Welcome to Cobalt' stands in front of a modern office building under an overcast sky
Cobalt Park in North Tyneside was designated as an ‘AI growth zone’ during the US president’s visit. Photograph: Joseph Gaul/Alamy

It was to be the biggest undertaking in Britain for OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Stargate UK – a multibillion-pound UK datacentre project – would represent “a major step forward in the US-UK technology partnership”.

But the plans were paused in April, with an OpenAI spokesperson citing concerns over regulation and high energy costs.

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