OpenAI is launching its first Stargate data centre project in Europe, partnering with developer Nscale Global Holdings and investment group Aker ASA to open a $1-billion facility in Norway next year,

OpenAI said the new Norway-based data center comes as the European Union races to achieve AI sovereignty by investing in data center and compute power.

OpenAI has announced its plans to open a data centre in Narvik, Norway, as part of Stargate Norway, which will see the facility deliver 100,000 NVIDIA GPUs by the end of 2026.