Biden’s AI Order: Powering Up America or Just a Data Drain?
President Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence aims to turbocharge the U.S. AI infrastructure with new data centers and clean power facilities. The goal? Supercharge AI without causing blackouts or sacrificing the environment. The tech world needs more power, and Uncle Sam is ready to plug it in!
Hot Take:
Biden’s new executive order is basically like giving a ‘green’ light to AI developers, with the added twist of asking them to bring their own power plants to the party. Who knew building the future could come with a BYOP (Bring Your Own Power) policy? This plan is as ambitious as trying to teach an AI to understand human emotions—good luck with that!
Key Points:
- Biden signs an executive order to fast-track AI infrastructure, including data centers and clean power facilities.
- The order mandates federal sites for AI data centers and streamlines their connection to the electric grid.
- Departments of Defense and Energy to identify sites for AI center development, with competitive solicitations from private companies.
- Developers must fund construction and ensure sufficient clean power, with a focus on not increasing consumer electricity prices.
- The order omits addressing water consumption by AI data centers, despite growing concerns.
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