OpenAI announced Stargate Norway, its first AI data center in Europe, under the new 'OpenAI for Countries' program. The center will be developed in partnership with Norwegian firms Nscale and Aker, aiming to deliver sovereign AI infrastructure while ensuring local data governance and security compliance. This marks OpenAI's strategic expansion into Europe amid increasing demands for localized, regulation-compliant AI services.
By investing in domestic compute infrastructure, OpenAI intends to build trust among European governments and enterprises, enabling adoption of advanced models like ChatGPT while addressing regulatory scrutiny around data residency and privacy.
