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 is joining forces with two European companies to set up a data center in Norway, the ChatGPT maker’s first project of this kind on the continent as it seeks to expand artificial-intelligence infrastructure outside the U.

OpenAI launches Stargate Norway – First European AI data center under OpenAI for Countries, targeting 230MW with plans to double capacity. Local AI access prioritized – Norway’s startups and scientists to get preferred compute access; excess capacity offered across Northern Europe.