According to a Goldman Sachs report, the demand for electrical power in the United States will grow approximately 2.4% by 2030.
Executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft attended a meeting at the White House on Sept. 12 to discuss building robust energy infrastructure for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing needs.
Representatives for the companies—including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei—argued that America’s aging energy infrastructure could not adequately service the massive energy needs of the budding artificial intelligence sector.
Investment banking firm Goldman Sachs estimates AI will drive a “160% increase in data center power demand” by 2030. Spokespeople for OpenAI asserted that building AI-grade energy infrastructure will create an influx of jobs inside the United States.
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