‘More than half of this total investment will be in the United States, reflecting our commitment to this country and our confidence in the American economy,’ says Microsoft President Brad Smith.
Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith has revealed that the tech giant plans to invest about $80 billion in data centers this fiscal year for training artificial intelligence models and deploying AI and cloud-based applications worldwide while touting the vendor’s extensive partner ecosystem.
Smith shared the figure in a Friday blog post that also called on the incoming Trump administration to help support the emerging market, where the Redmond, Wash.-based vendor has taken a leadership position. Microsoft’s fiscal year started July 1.
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