BlockBeats message, August 22, according to Fox News, U.S. President Trump earlier said that any governor or local government official should welcome the construction of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.
Trump said: “This will create a large number of construction industry jobs. We are building the world’s largest factories. I can say that if I were the mayor of a city, or a governor of a state, and I had the opportunity to get a large AI factory or data center to be built, I would absolutely want it to happen because it can create a large number of jobs, and the funding and tax revenue it brings are very substantial.”
Trump also said that, given that most Americans oppose building data centers in their own communities, the AI industry needs to get “a little help on the PR front.”
Trump said: “This will create a large number of construction industry jobs. We are building the world’s largest factories. I can say that if I were the mayor of a city, or a governor of a state, and I had the opportunity to get a large AI factory or data center to be built, I would absolutely want it to happen because it can create a large number of jobs, and the funding and tax revenue it brings are very substantial.”
Trump also said that, given that most Americans oppose building data centers in their own communities, the AI industry needs to get “a little help on the PR front.”