How to Build the Future of AI in the United States - Institute for Progress

Part Two of Compute in America

Content Executive summary Introduction The persistent quintupling trend The AI data centers of the future Why do clusters need to get bigger? How big will AI clusters get? How big will AI data centers get? The AI data center ecosystem of the future Different kinds of data centers Concentration Scale Why build it in America? Challenges to building in America Energy Security Conclusion Appendix: global AI power demand forecast methodology This is the second piece in Compute in America: Building the Next Generation of AI Infrastructure at Home , examining the computing infrastructure buildout nee

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