On the point: OpenAI negotiated plans for a multi-billion data center in Germany at the level of the federal chancellor.
OpenAI negotiated a large-volume data center project in Germany at the highest political level. The talks reached the federal chancellor.
OpenAI conducted negotiations over a large-scale data center in Germany at the highest level of government, as recently became public. The talks reached the federal chancellor.
Such an investment project of this magnitude touches on central infrastructure and economic policy questions for Germany: competitive positioning in the AI sector, availability and costs of electricity resources, questions of regulatory approaches for critical infrastructure, and Europe’s strategic technological sovereignty.
The details of the negotiations, possible blocking factors, or the current status of the project have not been publicly documented in reporting to date.
Source: www.golem.de · Published 21 July 2026
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