Biden plan would encourage AI data centers on federal lands – fast-tracking development
Worried the United States could fall behind in artificial intelligence, the White House wants to accelerate advanced computing capacity.
The Biden administration is drafting a plan to allow construction ofdata centers and electrical power plants on federal lands, responding to worries that the United States could fall behind in the global race to dominate artificial intelligence, according to people involved with the deliberations.
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The White House is racing to advance the initiative in an executive order that Biden would sign before his term ends Jan. 20, according to industry and government officials working on the effort, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss it publicly.
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