Powering the Next American Century: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and NVIDIA’s Ian Buck on the Genesis Mission

AI will help build the energy it needs.

That’s the case U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and NVIDIA Vice President of Hyperscale and High-Performance Computing Ian Buck made Thursday morning at the SCSP AI+ Expo. The 30-minute fireside chat, moderated by SCSP president Ylli Bajraktari, was called “Powering the Next American Century.”

Their argument: American leadership in AI runs through American leadership in energy.

“Energy is life,” Wright said. “The more energy you have, the more affordable energy you have, the more opportunities you have in your society.”

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