With AI systems’ energy usage set to skyrocket, securing sufficient access to electricity has become a top priority for many companies. But while the private sector is doing what it can to stay ahead of the curve, it will not succeed unless policymakers clear away outdated regulatory hurdles.
WASHINGTON, DC – In 1903, Mark Twain wrote that “It takes a thousand men to invent a telegraph, or a steam engine, or a phonograph, or a photograph, or a telephone or any other important thing.” This observation still mostly holds true. The invention of artificial intelligence required decades of work by thousands of scientists, engineers, and industry leaders. It will require many more men and women to develop the technology in the years ahead.
WASHINGTON, DC – In 1903, Mark Twain wrote that “It takes a thousand men to invent a telegraph, or a steam engine, or a phonograph, or a photograph, or a telephone or any other important thing.” This observation still mostly holds true. The invention of artificial intelligence required decades of work by thousands of scientists, engineers, and industry leaders. It will require many more men and women to develop the technology in the years ahead.