An interesting article by Linda Restrepo – head of artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, and exponential technologies at Inner Sanctum Vector N360™ – highlights how the United States of America’s Trump presidency is planning a project that will redefine global technological leadership.
The world is witnessing the dawn of a new era: AI supremacy is no longer a concept, but a fact. We have Stargate, the largest AI infrastructure project in history: a $600 billion technology undertaking designed to ensure U.S. superiority in AI, defense, and global innovation.
First announced by President Donald Trump, Stargate is not a product of advanced science fiction, but a reality: with $100 billion already committed and up to $500 billion planned over the next four years. This project brings together industry giants to build over twenty AI super data centers that will redefine itself, national defense and global economic power.
As we have said this initiative is supported by an unprecedented coalition of AI, computing and investment giants. Each brings distinctive expertise and strategic advantages:
OpenAI – A world leader in generative AI, pioneering GPT models that have revolutionized human-computer interaction. With its cutting-edge innovations in deep learning, OpenAI will be the driving force behind Stargate’s AI ecosystem.
Oracle – Data giant providing AI-powered cloud infrastructure, advanced analytics, and next-generation computing systems capable of handling exorbitant amounts of information.
SoftBank – Venture capital power (bones venture capital is the activity of investing capital to finance the startup or growth of a business in areas of high potential for development, innovation and attractiveness, even if the investment is risky; such that another individual or institution such as a bank would not undertake it; investment targets are companies, including startups). SoftBank is known for funding some of the most disruptive technology companies in history.
Microsoft – Global giant in AI and cloud computing (delivery of services offered on-demand by a provider to an end user over the Internet, such as data storage, processing or transmission); Microsoft leverages the Azure supercluster and the most advanced quantum research in history to enhance Stargate capabilities beyond imagination.
Nvidia & Arm – The undisputed leader in AI hardware, it provides the AI accelerators that power deep learning, while Arm’s chip architectures create ultra-efficient and scalable computing systems for Stargate’s massive infrastructure.
President Trump’s direct involvement places this project at the center of U.S. technological and economic strategy, signaling, in effect, a new unconventional AI arms race with the People’s Republic of China and wanting to reassert U.S. dominance in the field.
The federal state of Texas was strategically chosen as the main hub for 10 of the 20 data centers for several reasons. Technology hub: Austin, Dallas and Houston represent centers of innovation in AI, aerospace and defense. Existing infrastructure: Texas has an extensive network of energy grids, fiber optic cables and transportation infrastructure essential for a project of this scale. Energy domain: as the nation’s largest oil and gas producer and a leader in renewable energy, Texas has the potential to meet the enormous energy demand of AI.
Stargate is precisely not only about economic dominance, but also about national security. The Pentagon has already expressed interest in leveraging the private sector’s AI infrastructure to strengthen the country’s military and cybersecurity capabilities. Roy Campbell, deputy director for advanced computing at the Pentagon, said, “We really don’t have the internal footprint [at the Department of Defense], the capabilities to answer all the questions, so we’re really going to have to ‘phone in’ all these resources that the private sector is building.” Stargate will power AI-driven cybersecurity, intelligence operations and military applications, giving the United States of America a major advantage in countering countries such as the People’s Republic of China, Russia and Iran.
AI is an insatiable consumer of power. Each Stargate data center will require up to 50 megawatt-hours of power-enough to power an entire city. With 10 of the 20 facilities planned for Texas, the already overloaded ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) power grid faces significant pressure. Three solutions have been proposed: Nuclear power – A stable, high-capacity, but politically sensitive option. Renewable energy – A partial, but unreliable solution for IA’s 24/7 needs. Grid expansion and innovation – Strategic partnerships and infrastructure restructuring to meet growing energy needs. This is not just about AI – but about the very future of the project.
The stakes have never been higher. Stargate is not just a technological project: it is a geopolitical maneuver, an economic strategy, and a revolution in AI, all in one. Success will depend on how quickly the United States of America can scale up the system composed of multiple “talents,” so that each “talent” provides for incoming data or a signal, processes it, and then transmits it to the next “talent” (the path is technically called a pipeline); it will depend on the ability to solve energy and infrastructure challenges; and on the strategy for dealing with the growing race for AI resources with the People’s Republic of China. Time will tell whether Stargate will consolidate U.S. leadership in AI.
Restrepo writes that Inner Sanctum Vector N360™ ‘s AI Vanguard©™ directive shapes the future of the U.S. AI supremacy. AI Vanguard©™ is the elite operational framework that would ensure the AI supremacy of the United States of America and its allies:
Tier 1: AI command centers and cybersecurity. Mission execution: 20 AI command centers integrated into the Stargate infrastructure; high-security operational hubs for: real-time training, intelligence collection, and defense applications; Think tanks, strategic operations rooms, and black zones for AI development. By now, AI is no longer a tool to facilitate physical or intellectual human labor, it has become a real battlefield; these command centers serve as real AI battlefields, where defense AI is tested, trained and enhanced before deployment; they are models of elite military installations, housing AI warfare specialists, cyber operators and intelligence analysts.
Some examples of applications are: cyber defense: real-time monitoring, detection and neutralization of AI attacks; AI warfare simulations: covert exercises with algorithms to overcome adversary AI; integration with national security: direct collaboration with the Pentagon, Cyber Command and Five Eyes intelligence networks.
Tier 2: AI Specialization Acceleration Program. Mission execution: accelerate the placement of elite AI operators into specialized roles; move away from outdated educational models by directly integrating talent into the most critical AI fields; create a dedicated pathway for cyber defense operators, AI engineers, and quantum specialists from the United States and its allies. The United States of America cannot afford long lead times with traditional academic pathways. Traditional degree programs take years, but the world does not have that time. The accelerator program trains talent directly in the field in real operations.
Let’s turn to execution strategies: Direct pipeline with industry: rapid transition from military, intelligence and cybersecurity roles to AI supremacy fields. AI warfare training: develop AI-integrated combat systems, cyber warfare tactics, and strategic intelligence capabilities. Investment AI grants: early-stage AI masterminds receive classified training and immediate integration into mission-critical projects.
List examples of applications: classified AI research and development: development of the next generation of LLMs (Large Language Models) and AI security architectures. Quantum cyber operations: training in post quantum cryptography and defense against adversary AI. AI defense engineering: deployment of autonomous battlefield AI, predictive threat models and drone intelligence systems.
Tier 3: AI Intelligence Consortium: the global brain. Executing the mission: create a permanent AI intelligence network composed of top AI experts, defense strategists, and cyber operators; guide the trajectory of AI, shaping policies, defense strategies, and competition for global AI dominance; provide high-security briefings (short working meetings) on AI to define the future of AI warfare, industry, and national security.
As we have already argued AI is the new arms race: whoever controls AI intelligence, controls the future. AI is not just technology, but geopolitical power, economic leverage and military dominance. The AI Intelligence Consortium wants to direct the future of AI at the highest level, before the adversaries do. Execution strategies are: quarterly AI strategic briefings, elite intelligence meetings to shape AI policy, defense and economic strategies; classified AI research networks, with exclusive access to AI warfare labs, intelligence hubs and predictive AI systems; exclusive defense partnerships, i.e., collaborations between the U.S. of America, Five Eyes (surveillance alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America) and NATO to ensure that AI remains under Western control.
Examples of applications include: predictive AI defense systems: developing AI that anticipates and neutralizes cyber threats before they occur; strategic AI policy and global leadership: directing AI governance at the national and international levels; and AI integration in the private sector: coordinating Silicon Valley, defense contractors and intelligence agencies in a unified AI mission.
Ultimately, the AI Vanguard™ directive for planners is not a concept, but a mission; it is not training, but strategic command and execution of AI; it is not education, but on the contrary immediate use of AI power.
The AI Vanguard™ directive is an exclusive initiative conceptualized and proposed by Linda Restrepo and Inner Sanctum Vector N360™. This policy framework is the first of its kind to seek to ensure the AI dominance of the United States of America and secondarily, allies in the fields of cybersecurity and national defense. It is not a policy proposal, but a high-level operational plan to ensure that AI remains a force for Western security, economic leadership, and technological superiority.
Author: Giancarlo Elia Valori – Honorable de l’Académie des Sciences de l’Institut de France, Honorary Professor at the Peking University.
(The views expressed in this article belong only to the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of World Geostrategic Insights).
Image Credit: AP (Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, President Donald Trump, Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group CEO, and Larry Ellison, chairman of Oracle Corporation and chief technology officer, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, on Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington).