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We need to pave Nevada with data centers to beat China in AI

Building Great Tech · Why the race to AGI is BS - with Ian P. Cook, PhD

“Having AI that, by some measure, beats China is something that is imperative to the future of safety of The United States.”

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AI is a national security issue. Having AI that, by some measure, beats China is something that is imperative to the future of safety of The United States. To get there, we need to build data centers the size of Manhattan, maybe the size of Rhode Island. Maybe we need to pave all of Nevada with,

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Ian P. Cook argues that AI superiority over China is a critical national security imperative for the United States. He claims achieving this will require building massive data centers spanning entire states, potentially covering areas the size of Manhattan, Rhode Island, or even all of Nevada.

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This is a bold, provocative claim about the extreme scale of infrastructure needed for AI dominance that challenges conventional thinking about the costs of technological competition.

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