OpenAI recently submitted an opinion letter to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), emphasizing that the U.S. data infrastructure is crucial to maintaining its leading position in artificial intelligence. The submission calls for increased investment in data center construction, believing that this will bring huge economic benefits and job opportunities and have a positive impact on the long-term competitiveness of the United States. OpenAI specifically pointed out that early investment in broadband infrastructure such as optical fiber laid a solid foundation for the United States to achieve today's achievements in the field of artificial intelligence.
OpenAI pointed out that the reason why the United States can maintain its global leadership in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) is closely related to the construction of broadband infrastructure such as fiber optic cables and coaxial cables decades ago. With the support of both parties, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 further strengthened this infrastructure and laid the importance of national strategies.
OpenAI believes that the potential of artificial intelligence is similar to the power revolution, which can promote reindustrialization in the United States, enhance global competitiveness, and have a long-term positive impact on the financial situation of countries, states and households. Through investment in the AI field, the United States can not only create tens of thousands of jobs, but also achieve significant GDP growth, promote the modernization of energy policies, especially the utilization of nuclear energy, and establish advanced semiconductor manufacturing networks, thereby revitalizing places across the country. economy.
According to recent research by OpenAI with external experts, building a 5GW data center can support about 40,000 jobs, including construction and maintenance, catering and retail industries, and can contribute about $17 billion to the GDP of relevant states . This data highlights the importance of policy makers in building data centers.
In this submission, OpenAI also emphasized the urgency of global infrastructure investment, which currently has approximately US$175 billion in global infrastructure funds to be invested. If these funds cannot flow into US-led global infrastructure projects, it is likely to flow to China-led projects. OpenAI believes that investing in projects that help popularize AI technology will have a positive impact on society.
OpenAI calls on policy makers to take practical measures to advance the growth, resilience and security of AI infrastructure to ensure the U.S. continues to lead the way in future global competition.
Key points:
OpenAI pointed out that the US's AI leadership is closely related to early infrastructure investment.
Building a 5GW data center can create about 40,000 jobs and contribute $17 billion to the state’s GDP.
There are approximately $175 billion in infrastructure funds around the world to be invested, and projects that support the development of US AI urgently need to flow into.
In short, OpenAI's opinion emphasizes the importance of infrastructure investment in the future development of artificial intelligence in the United States and calls on the government to increase investment to ensure that the United States maintains its leading position in global competition. This is not only about economic growth, but also about national strategic security.