CSIS Event: Data Center Expansion, AI Demand, and U.S. Strategic Competitiveness
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Summary
The CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department is hosting an event on June 4th, 2025, featuring experts Matt Pearl, Aalok Mehta, Joseph Majkut, and Philip Luck. The discussion will focus on how AI-driven demand for compute power is fueling rapid data center expansion, and the implications for U.S. strategic competitiveness, energy infrastructure, industrial policy, environmental debates, and global technology competition.
Key quotes
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