Sharp Corp. and Japanese telecom giant KDDI Corp. plan to launch one of the largest artificial intelligence data centers in Asia by converting the electronics maker’s liquid crystal display panel plant in Osaka Prefecture, the companies said Monday. The data center is expected to be equipped with next-generation graphics processing units from U.S. semiconductor giant Nvidia Corp., according to a plan agreed upon by the two firms plus Japanese system development firm Datasection Inc. and U.S. tech firm Super Micro Computer Inc. The three Japanese companies will set up a joint venture to operate…