① The USA President Biden signed an executive order to advance AI infrastructure development, focusing on the energy demands of datacenters; ② The order requires the USA Department of Defense and Department of Energy to lease federal land for the private sector to build AI datacenters and clean energy facilities; ③ The policy aims to accelerate the development of the next generation of AI infrastructure in the USA, enhancing economic competitiveness, National Security, and the use of clean energy.
On Tuesday local time (January 14), the USA President Biden signed an executive order to advance AI infrastructure development, particularly regarding energy demands in datacenters.
The order requires the USA Department of Defense and Department of Energy to lease federal land they own so that the private sector can quickly and on a large scale build cutting-edge AI datacenters and new clean energy facilities to meet the rapidly growing energy demands of AI technology.
Biden stated that through this policy, the speed of building next-generation AI infrastructure in the USA can be accelerated to enhance economic competitiveness, National Security, AI security, and the use of clean energy.
The order also requires companies building AI datacenters on federal land to purchase an 'appropriate share' of domestically manufactured semiconductors in the USA. It is reported that the number of chips to be purchased will be determined based on the specifics of each project, and this requirement aligns with the Biden administration's policy of investing over $30 billion in subsidies for USA chip production.
The White House technology advisor, Taren Chhabra, claimed: 'We need to ensure that the AI industry can establish the infrastructure necessary to train and utilize powerful AI models in the USA, which is crucial.'
He pointed out that the computing power and electrical utilities required to train and operate cutting-edge AI models 'are rapidly increasing and will further surge'. By 2028, major AI developers may need datacenters with running capacities as high as 5 gigawatts.
The day before, the USA Department of Commerce required businesses to obtain government approval when exporting certain information about their AI models and when establishing large AI computing facilities abroad, which sparked strong opposition from companies such as NVIDIA.
The US Secretary of Commerce, Raimondo, who is responsible for regulating export controls, stated that the new restrictions allow the USA to promote technology on a global scale while safeguarding National Security interests; if adversaries can leverage AI to enhance their military capabilities, these interests may be compromised.
Technology companies have condemned this action. NVIDIA's Vice President of Government Affairs, Ned Finkle, stated in an article that the advancements in Global AI have driven growth across various industries worldwide, and now this progress "is in jeopardy."
"This sweeping overreach will impose bureaucratic controls on the Global design and marketing of the USA's leading Semiconductors, computers, systems, and even Software," he wrote. "The Biden administration's new regulations are attempting to manipulate market outcomes and stifle competition, which is the lifeblood of innovation, potentially wasting the USA's hard-won technological advantage."
Chabala pointed out that the currently developed AI systems have already demonstrated "very significant capabilities" in military applications and potential uses but also present substantial risks, such as in biological or chemical Weapons, nuclear Weapons, cyber attacks, and more.
He added that to ensure the construction and operation of domestic Datacenters in the USA, it is also necessary to prevent adversaries from acquiring these powerful systems that could jeopardize the USA's military and National Security.
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