BlackRock and Microsoft plan to launch a $30 billion AI investment fund for building data centers and energy projects
According to a report by the Financial Times, large asset management company BlackRock is preparing to launch a $30 billion artificial intelligence investment fund with tech giant Microsoft to build data centers and energy projects to meet the growing demand brought by AI.
This financial partnership initiated by BlackRock and its newly established infrastructure investment division, Global Infrastructure Partners, will lead to one of the largest investment vehicles in Wall Street history. Microsoft and Abu Dhabi backed investment firm MGX are the general partners of the fund, and fast-growing chip manufacturer Nvidia will provide consulting on factory design and integration.
This investment tool aims to address the staggering demand for electricity and digital infrastructure required to build AI products, and is expected to face serious capacity bottlenecks in the coming years. The energy required for AI computing power far exceeds that of previous technological innovations, and also puts pressure on existing energy infrastructure.
The plan is called the Global AI Investment Partnership, which seeks to raise up to $30 billion in equity investments and use the funds to support up to $70 billion in additional debt financing.
BlackRock emphasizes that the energy industry is one of its most important growth opportunities. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink stated in a statement:
Mobilizing private capital to build AI infrastructure such as data centers and electricity will unlock long-term investment opportunities worth trillions of dollars
Huang Renxun, founder of Huida, stated in a statement that "Accelerated computing and generative AI are driving the growing demand for AI infrastructure in the next industrial revolution
(责任编辑:理财)
-
盛大超越韩国网络游戏公司NCSOFT的市值,成为全球最大的网络游戏股,创始人陈天桥以90亿元人民币的身家成为新的中国首富;谷歌以全新的信息获取模式取代门户,成为新一代霸主。...[详细]
-
文艺点说就是:梦想很美好,现实很骨感。...[详细]
-
一场很匆忙的315晚会...... 春风又把3·15这股正能量给吹来了。...[详细]
-
过去一年,努力的甲方&乙方们认真地生产了大量拍案叫绝的刷屏营销案例,我们精选了其中50个案例,邀请广大的吃瓜群众朋友们进行“心目中的TOP营销案例投票”,也同时邀请...[详细]
-
全球交易量最大的加密货币交易所宣布即将在币安Alpha平台上支持面向消费者的山寨币
3月9日,一名投资者误以1970元/股价格申报购买2000股宁波水表,该交易申报最终被成交,导致该股票当日股价异常波动。...[详细]
-
从创业第一天开始,蔡文胜就是一个心态极好的人。...[详细]
-
和以前的一些美食节目不同,我们不是只动嘴皮子而是真的去吃,壁垒会更高,也会和食物发生更多的化学反应。...[详细]
-
document.writeln('关注创业、电商、站长,扫描A5创业网微信二维码,定期抽大奖。...[详细]
-
但是在今年最热门的“消内普现”四大创业领域中,似乎唯独是内容行业的朋友绕过了这个理由——这一行的性感之处是如此显而易见——一...[详细]
-
传统媒体转型是老调重弹的话题,但这些媒体的转型变化却依然值得关注。...[详细]