Jensen Huang recently said that AI was more of an infrastructure than a group of chips. Now, Microsoft (MSFT) and BlackRock are partnering to fund AI infrastructure in the U.S. On Sept. 17 the software stalwart and the asset-management titan said they'd join the Global Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Investment Partnership,

BlackRock is planning to launch a more than $30 billion artificial intelligence investment fund with Microsoft to build data centers and energy projects to meet growing AI-related demands. MGX, the Abu Dhabi-backed investment company,

The Global AI Infrastructure Investment Partnership will seek to raise $30 billion to invest in data centers and infrastructure.