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‘Everything is becoming more split’: the global AI divide

‘Everything is becoming more split’: the global AI divide

In the global race for cutting-edge AI systems and computing power, a handful of countries and companies are gaining control of our digital future.

As countries race to build artificial intelligence, a yawning gap has opened around the world.  NYT

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In May, Sam Altman, the chief executive of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI, donned a helmet to visit the construction site of the company’s new data centre project in Texas.

Bigger than New York’s Central Park, the estimated $US60 billion ($92 billion) project will be one of the most powerful computing hubs ever created when completed as soon as next year.

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