AsianFin -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a groundbreaking executive order aimed at strengthening the infrastructure needed for advanced artificial intelligence (AI) operations. The order focuses on ensuring that essential resources, such as large-scale data centers and new clean energy facilities, can be developed rapidly and at scale across the United States.
The executive order mandates federal agencies to fast-track the development of AI infrastructure at government-owned sites, while also implementing specific requirements and safeguards for developers working in those locations. It further directs certain agencies to make federal properties available for AI data centers and clean energy projects. These agencies will also work to facilitate the connection of the new infrastructure to the national electric grid and expedite the permitting process.
As the tech industry increasingly relies on data centers to support online services—ranging from email and social media to financial transactions—emerging AI technologies, including popular chatbots and generative AI tools, demand even more powerful computational resources to function effectively.
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