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Trump to issue executive orders to boost AI in race against China
Four sources familiar with planning say that the Trump administration is preparing a package of executive measures aimed at increasing energy supply in order to fuel the U.S.'s expansion of artificial intelligence. The two biggest economic rivals, the U.S.A. and China, are engaged in a technology arms race that has a military and economic edge. AI's massive data processing requires an increase in energy supplies, which is straining many utilities and grids. According to sources, the government is considering a number of measures, including making it easier to connect power-generating projects with the grid and providing federal land for the...