SoftBank is seeking up to $16.5 billion in financing for its AI project known as “Stargate”.The bridge loan would be SoftBank's largest ever facility denominated in dollars.Stargate aims to build AI-focused data centers in the U.S., with the first center planned for Abilene, Texas.The loan could potentially support SoftBank's role as the primary financier in OpenAI's $40 billion funding round.