Staff report Foxconn confirmed Monday that Lordstown will be at the center of its artificial intelligence ambitions. Its chairman, Young Liu, told media outlets that the Taiwanese electronics giant and Japan’s SoftBank are partners in OpenAI’s Stargate Project.

LORDSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Foxconn on Monday confirmed future plans for the Lordstown plant. Foxconn Chairman Young Liu told reporters on Monday that SoftBank purchased the site and the company, along with Foxconn, will manufacture data center equipment, a company spokesperson confirmed.

Talk about symbolism. Foxconn chair Young Liu said today that the electronics manufacturer was selling its Lordstown, Ohio, electric vehicle factory to SoftBank, which will use it to make artificial intelligence computer servers.

Though Trump recently called on Tan to resign, citing conflicts of interest, he appeared to change his opinion after meeting the Intel CEO in person. SoftBank is also set to play a major role in the $500-billion Stargate project to develop AI infrastructure in the U.S. with Oracle and OpenAI.