Trump Says US Must Build Data Centers or Lose Them to Other Countries
The United States could lose the data centers necessary for artificial intelligence and miss out on the “fortune” that comes along with them if Americans aren’t smart, President Donald Trump said Tuesday.
TL;DR
- Donald Trump believes the US could lose AI data centers and associated economic fortune if not "smart."
- Data centers are being built in places like Finland, and America risks economic loss if it doesn't secure them.
- Trump stated that data centers would boost local economies, leading to benefits such as higher teacher pay.
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul's office responded to Trump's remarks, sharing images of industrial buildings as data centers.
- U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey suggested that AI companies, not residents, should cover the costs associated with data centers.
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered a halt on data center permits pending reviews of their electricity and water usage.
- Texas is auditing data center requests due to concerns about grid reliability and water supplies, with data centers accounting for most new electricity demand.
- Trump views artificial intelligence as a critical area, comparing its potential to the Industrial Revolution.