Microsoft plans to invest $80 billion in fiscal 2025 to develop data centers for artificial intelligence workloads. Over half of this investment will occur in the U.S., as stated by Vice Chair Brad Smith. The initiative aims to support AI model training and cloud applications globally. Additionally, Microsoft is exploring a partnership with OpenAI for a facility housing an AI supercomputer, estimated to cost over $100 billion, amid concerns about rising energy demands for data centers.