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SoftBank buys $676M old Sharp plant for its OpenAI collab in Japan | TechCrunch

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SoftBank buys LCD panel factory in Osaka , Japan , for $676 million .

It will convert it into an artificial intelligence data center.

SoftBank and OpenAI will train AI models using clients’ data from marketing and other activities.

OpenAI reportedly intends to bring its AI foundational models to the Japanese market, leveraging GPUs to develop models.