Trump’s Energy Policies Will Help U.S. Lead in Global AI Race
5 hours ago Guest Blogger
By David Holt
President Trump’s executive order declaring a national energy emergency signals the fast-track production of more domestic energy. It also promises to generate an equally significant benefit that wasn’t even cited in the EO: Higher energy production will turbocharge our nation’s leadership in artificial intelligence by delivering the huge power supplies AI demands.
Do not underestimate how critically important it is for America to lead the global AI race, especially as China, a potent rival, invests massive resources on AI. The president’s proactive energy strategy can help the U.S. supercharge its AI capabilities and team up with our strategic partners to integrate AI into critical industries and markets. This will prove particularly critical as human-level AI emerges within the next decade.
Already, AI’s rise has triggered breakthroughs in automation, machine learning, and data analytics that are revolutionizing the manufacturing, finance, healthcare, transportation, retail and other major industries – not to mention the tech industry itself.
The president’s EO recognizes that our AI future rests on a significant increase in reliable, scalable, abundant, affordable, and clean energy, notably natural gas and, soon, nuclear. Simply consider this: Open AI’s chatbot, ChatGPT, consumes 3 watt-hours of energy per query – or 10 times more energy than a Google search query. That’s a lot of energy, considering that a common double A battery contains about 3.9 watt-hours.
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