OpenAI Proposes US-Led Global Alliance for AI Infrastructure Development

Report: OpenAI Proposes US-Led Global Alliance to Build AI Infrastructure | PYMNTS.com

OpenAI reportedly proposed Wednesday (Nov. 13) that the United States and its allies cooperate on artificial intelligence (AI) to "revitalize the American Dream" and better compete with China's efforts in the AI field. The firm made this proposal in a policy blueprint released at an event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. OpenAI did not immediately reply to PYMNTS' request for comment. The company proposed in its blueprint that the AI collaboration begin with the U.S. and its neighboring countries and then expand to include U.S. allies around the world, according to the Bloomberg report. The collaboration would focus on the talent, financing and supply chains needed for AI, the report said. OpenAI's policy blueprint also proposes that to meet the energy needs of AI, the U.S. support energy infrastructure projects, make it easier to bring nuclear reactors back online and tap the U.S. Navy to help expand nuclear energy capacity. It was reported Oct. 31 that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said a dearth of computing capacity is hindering his company's product rollouts. "All of these models have gotten quite complex," Altman wrote in a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) session. "We also face a lot of limitations and hard decisions about [how] we allocated our compute towards many great ideas." In September, it was reported that OpenAI plans to bring together global investors to spend tens of billions of dollars on AI infrastructure in the U.S. The planned projects include data centers, turbines and generators, and semiconductor manufacturing. An OpenAI spokesperson told Bloomberg at the time that the company believes such facilities are critical for advanced AI and making it more widely available. "We are exploring opportunities with this goal in mind and look forward to sharing more details at a later date," the spokesperson said. In February, it was reported that Altman said reducing the scarcity of AI chips used to train large language models (LLMs) could require between $5 trillion and $7 trillion. At the time, the current global semiconductor market was projected to become a $1 trillion business by the end of the decade.

OpenAI to present plans for U.S. AI strategy and an alliance to compete with China

OpenAI's official "blueprint for U.S. AI infrastructure" involves artificial intelligence economic zones, tapping the U.S. Navy's nuclear power experience and government projects funded by private investors, according to a document viewed by CNBC, which the company plans to present on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The blueprint also outlines a North American AI alliance to compete with China's initiatives and a National Transmission Highway Act "as ambitious as the 1956 National Interstate and Defense Highways Act." In the document, OpenAI outlines a rosy future for AI, calling it "as foundational a technology as electricity, and promising similarly distributed access and benefits." The company wrote that investment in U.S. AI will lead to tens of thousands of jobs, GDP growth, a modernized grid that includes nuclear power, a new group of chip manufacturing facilities and billions of dollars in investment from global funds. Now that Donald Trump is President-elect, OpenAI has made clear its plans to work with the new administration on AI policy, and the company's Wednesday presentation outlines its plans. Trump plans to repeal President Biden's executive order on AI, according to his campaign platform, stating that it "hinders AI Innovation, and imposes Radical Leftwing ideas on the development of this technology" and that "in its place, Republicans support AI Development rooted in Free Speech and Human Flourishing." OpenAI's presentation outlines AI economic zones co-created by state and federal governments "to give states incentives to speed up permitting and approvals for AI infrastructure." The company envisions building new solar arrays and wind farms and getting unused nuclear reactors cleared for use. "States that provide subsidies or other support for companies launching infrastructure projects could require that a share of the new compute be made available to their public universities to create AI research labs and developer hubs aligned with their key commercial sectors," OpenAI wrote. OpenAI also wrote that it foresees a "National Transmission Highway Act" that could expand power, fiber connectivity and natural gas pipeline construction. The company wrote it needs "new authority and funding to unblock the planning, permitting, and payment for transmission," and that existing procedures aren't keeping pace with AI-driven demand. The blueprints say, "The government can encourage private investors to fund high-cost energy infrastructure projects by committing to purchase energy and other means that lessen credit risk."

Report: OpenAI drafts policy paper with suggestions for US AI strategy - SiliconANGLE

Report: OpenAI drafts policy paper with suggestions for US AI strategy OpenAI has drafted a policy paper with suggestions on how to foster the U.S. artificial intelligence sector, CNBC reported today. Chris Lehane, the company's vice president of global affairs, is expected to present the document today in Washington, D.C. OpenAI's paper reportedly contains five main policy suggestions. According to FedScoop, the first proposal calls on state governments and federal agencies to create AI-focused economic zones. The goal, OpenAI states in the document, would be to speed up the permitting work and other tasks involved in building AI infrastructure. The company's infrastructure proposals focus on not only data centers but also the energy generation facilities needed to power them. According to OpenAI, officials should prioritize the construction of wind and solar farms, as well as clear unutilized nuclear reactors for use. The policy paper suggests that the U.S. Navy's nuclear power expertise could be conducive to the initiative. "States that provide subsidies or other support for companies launching infrastructure projects could require that a share of the new compute be made available to their public universities to create AI research labs and developer hubs aligned with their key commercial sectors," the policy paper states. Speaking to CNBC, OpenAI's Lehane provided an example of how such university collaborations could be implemented. He said that states with large agricultural sectors could make a portion of local AI data centers' computing capacity available to their university systems. Researchers at those institutions, in turn, could use the computing capacity and data from local farms to train large language models optimized for agricultural use cases. Another section of OpenAI's policy paper calls for a piece of legislation dubbed the National Transmission Highway Act. its purpose, the document states, would be to streamline the planning, permitting and payment procedures involved in building transmission infrastructure. This is a term for the equipment used to transmit energy resources and network traffic. Private investors could help finance energy infrastructure projects, OpenAI argues in the document. The company says that the government can encourage investor participation by committing to purchase some of the energy that will be generated. OpenAI's policy paper also covers a number of other topics. According to the company, the U.S. and allies should create an AI-focused economic bloc through a North American Compact for Artificial Intelligence. OpenAI says that the goal of this bloc would be to compete with China. Additionally, the ChatGPT developer recommends that the government help train people for AI-related jobs in fields such as data center management. The policy paper goes on to list several of the benefits that the company expects AI investments to deliver. OpenAI says that initiatives of the kind it's recommending could create tens of thousands of jobs, boost GDP growth and modernize the electrical grid. Furthermore, it believes that the AI sector could help drive the construction of new chip fabs.

OpenAI Says US Allies Should Partner on AI to Compete With China

OpenAI is calling for the US and its allies to work together to support the infrastructure needed to develop artificial intelligence systems and compete with China. The AI startup said Wednesday that the US and neighboring countries should form a "North American Compact for AI" that can streamline access to talent, financing and supply chains for building out the technology. The company said this collaboration could later expand to include a "global network of US allies and partners," including countries in the Middle East.