Microsoft is planning to invest about $80 billion in fiscal 2025 on developing data centers to train artificial intelligence (AI) models and deploy AI and cloud-based applications, the company said in a blog post on Friday.

According to a report from CNBC, Microsoft (MSFT, Financial) is making a bold move to solidify its dominance in the artificial intelligence space and plans to invest $80 billion in AI-enabled data centers by the end of its fiscal 2025.

Smith revealed that over half of the investment would be directed toward the United States, underscoring Microsoft's confidence in the American economy and

Microsoft Corp. plans to spend $80 billion this fiscal year building out data centers, underscoring the intense capital requirements of artificial intelligence.

While Microsoft’s announced $80 billion investment in data centres all over the world, more than half of that amount will be directed towards data centres in the United States as the US continues to be a frontrunner in the global AI race,

The company wants to build AI-enabled data centres, train AI models and deploy cloud-based applications around the world.

Microsoft has announced plans to allocate approximately $80 billion (around Rs. 6,86,200 crore) in fiscal year 2025 to expand its data centre infrastructure, Reuters reported. This investment aims to support the training of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models and facilitate the deployment of AI-driven and cloud-based applications,