As Trump announced the $500 billion AI joint venture “Project Stargate”, Ellison detailed how it would enable early detection and holistic treatment of cancer, which is being considered a breakthrough health care technology. Is.
Oracle founder Larry Ellison said a massive artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure project called Stargate is helping boost cancer vaccine development.
chairman donald trump It was announced this week that Oracle, OpenAI and SoftBank have teamed up to launch Stargate, which will build data centers in the US to power AI.
Ellison, Oracle’s chief technology office, said during an interview that his company is leveraging tools from OpenAI and SoftBank to develop a cancer vaccine.
“One of the most exciting things we’re working on — again using the tools that Sam and Masa are providing,” Ellison said Tuesday during a news conference with Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. – We have a cancer vaccine.”
Ellison said cancer can be detected early with a simple blood test, and artificial intelligence can be leveraged to look at blood tests and detect cancers that could seriously threaten one’s health. Have been.
Oracle founder Larry Ellison speaks during a news conference with President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnick/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Ellison continued, “Also, once we gene-sequence that cancer tumor, you can vaccinate that person, designing a vaccine for each person to vaccinate against that cancer. ” “And you can make that vaccine, that mRNA vaccine, you can recreate it robotically using AI in about 48 hours.”
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He added, “Imagine early detection of cancer, having the goal of developing a cancer vaccine for your particular cancer, and having that vaccine available within 48 hours. This is the promise of AI and the promise of the future.”
Oracle founder Larry Ellison listens to President Donald Trump speak in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
The initial investment for the project will be $100 billion, which is planned to be increased to $500 billion over the next four years. The first data center built under this initiative will be in Texas, and will eventually be expanded to other states.
Trump said it was “the largest AI infrastructure project ever undertaken in history.”
Trump was playing drums private business investment In America before his second term. Last month, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son joined Trump in the announcement SoftBank’s plans The $100 billion investment in the US aims to create 100,000 new jobs.
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Fox Business’ Brec Dumas contributed to this report.