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Craig Hale

“What's going to save the planet is winning the AI arms race,” Trump Interior Secretary says

A hand reaching out to touch a futuristic rendering of an AI processor.
  • US Interior Sectrary believes winning the AI arms race is a priority
  • We need lots of electricity now – renewables aren’t up to the job
  • Climate change is ‘solvable’ – AI could even help

Speaking at a natural gas industry event in Italy promoting fossil fuels for AI power (via YouTube), US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum claimed the true existential threat is the US losing the AI arms race, not climate change.

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