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Foreign cash is sabotaging America in AI race against China
President Donald Trump’s National Artificial Intelligence Legislative Framework, unveiled March 20, puts America on offense in the global AI race — but foreign-funded activists are mounting a coordinated campaign to choke off the data center buildout that America needs to win.
TL;DR
- Foreign-funded organizations are reportedly orchestrating a campaign to block the development of data centers in the U.S.
- Data centers are described as the backbone of cloud computing, AI, and the digital economy.
- President Trump's National Artificial Intelligence Legislative Framework aims to accelerate AI infrastructure buildout and protect consumers from rising energy costs.
- Groups such as Indivisible, 350.org, and Sierra Club, which have received significant foreign funding, are cited as examples of organizations opposing data center expansion.
- Concerns are raised that this obstruction campaign could benefit China by slowing U.S. technological progress.
- The obstruction of data centers is argued to have negative economic consequences, including increased costs for farmers, trucking companies, and small businesses.
- Politicians like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have introduced legislation for an AI data center moratorium, which some have criticized as detrimental.