OpenAI raises its cloud services expenditure forecast to $700 billion, and launches enterprise AI agent platform Presence.

According to a Wall Street Journal report, OpenAI is expanding its data center scale and increasing its spending budget in this field. Sources revealed that OpenAI has raised its projected 2030 computing expenditure from approximately $600 billion earlier this year to around $750 billion. This growth reflects OpenAI’s new agreements with cloud computing service providers to rapidly obtain the massive computing power required for developing and operating its AI models. OpenAI announced Wednesday it will invest $20 billion to launch the "Camellia" data center project in Effingham County, Georgia. Sachin Katti, OpenAI’s vice president of compute strategy, said the company has signed a contract with Georgia Power to secure 3.2 gigawatts of power supply between 2028 and 2032. The project’s total cost is expected to exceed $30 billion, potentially making it one of OpenAI’s largest data centers to date. Per people with knowledge of the matter, OpenAI has hired Brent Mayo—one of the lead architects behind Elon Musk’s data center construction projects—to help ensure the data center project progresses as scheduled. Meanwhile, OpenAI has officially launched its enterprise AI agent platform Presence, which deeply integrates AI models with internal corporate data, policies, and business processes, offering automated solutions for scenarios such as customer service, sales, and IT support, moving beyond solely selling model access rights.