[Opinion] Taylor Millard: AI Arms Race Runs on Electricity; China’s Winning (Opinion)

Taylor Millard: AI arms race runs on electricity; China’s winning (Opinion)

If the United States wants to stay the global leader in artificial intelligence, it must solve its looming energy shortage.

China’s Coal Sets the Stage for AI Dominance – ‘The US may not have enough reliable electricity to compete with China’

China is positioning itself to be the world leader in electricity for the rest of this century, supplementing its massive 1,500 GW of coal with dynamic development programs of nuclear, renewables and hydroelectric, including ongoing construction of the Motuo Hydropower Station of 60 GW, three times greater than their Three Gorges Dam. Coal provided 45% of electricity in the US as of 2010. After the closure of over 300 coal plants, coal now produ