TMI BlogTrump to announce newly-formed partnership investing USD 500 bn in AIX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Trump to announce newly-formed partnership investing USD 500 bn in AI X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ects needed for the further development of the fast-evolving AI in Texas, according to the White House. Joining Trump for the announcement fresh off his inauguration will be Masayoshi Son of SoftBank, Sam Altman of OpenAI and Larry Ellison of Oracle. Son, a billionaire based in Japan, already committed in December to invest USD 100 billion in US projects over the next four years. The head of Sof ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tBank previously committed to USD 50 billion in new investments ahead of Trump's first term, which included a large stake in the troubled office-sharing company WeWork. While Trump has seized on similar announcements to show that his presidency is boosting the economy, there were already expectations of a massive buildout in data centres and electricity plants needed for the development of AI, wh ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ich holds the promise of increasing productivity by automating work but also the risk of displacing jobs if poorly implemented. Last October, the financial company Blackstone estimated that the US would see USD 1 trillion invested in data centres over five years, with another USD 1 trillion being committed internationally. Those estimates for investments suggest that much of the new capital will ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... go through Stargate as OpenAI has established itself as a sector leader with the 2022 launch of its ChaptGPT, a chatbot that captivated the public imagination with its ability to answer complex questions and perform basic business tasks. The White House has put an emphasis on making it easier to build out new electricity generation in anticipation of AI's expansion, knowing that the United State ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s is in a competitive race against China to develop a technology increasingly being adopted by businesses. Still, the regulatory outlook for AI remains somewhat uncertain as Trump on Monday overturned the 2023 order signed by then-President Joe Biden to create safety standards and watermarking of AI-generated content, among other goals, in hopes of putting guardrails on the technology's possible ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... risks to national security and economic well-being. CBS News first reported that Trump would be announcing the AI investment. Trump supporter Elon Musk, worth more than USD 400 billion, was an early investor in OpenAI but has since challenged its move to for-profit status and has started his own AI company, xAI. Musk is also in charge of the "Department of Government Efficiency" created formally ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... on Monday by Trump with the goal of reducing government spending.
Trump previously announced a USD 20 billion investment by DAMAC Properties in the United Arab Emirates to build data centres tied to AI. (AP) ARI X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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