Kristian Stout on Trump’s Fossil-Fueled AI Action Plan
Kristian Stout, ICLE Director of Innovation Policy, was quoted in TechTarget discussing the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan and its aim to compete with China’s AI efforts, particularly concerning energy and infrastructure.
Kristian Stout, director of innovation policy at the International Center for Law and Economics, said the action plan is aimed squarely at competing with China’s AI efforts. China relies heavily on coal to power its electricity demands, while the U.S. leans on natural gas. The U.S. grid system is fragmented, while China has a national system. “The goal is to be able to do what China seems to be able to do, which is stand up energy quickly and stand up infrastructure for data centers quickly, which helps their companies get access to large data sets to spin up new startups quickly,” Stout said.
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