Posted May 24, 2026 at 9:50 PM UTCTExternal LinkThe White House is asking for $9 billion to buy AI chips for spies.The New York Times reports the CIA and the NSA lack the computing capacity to run the latest AI models. The White House has approved a request for $9 billion to buy cutting-edge chips and build infrastructure to support Nvidia’s Grace Blackwell superchip. But Congress needs to approve the funds.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Terrence O'Brien
The White House is asking for $9 billion to buy AI chips for spies.
The New York Times reports the CIA and the NSA lack the computing capacity to run the latest AI models. The White House has approved a request for $9 billion to buy cutting-edge chips and build infrastructure to support Nvidia’s Grace Blackwell superchip. But Congress needs to approve the funds. [Link: White House Approves $9 Billion for Spy Agencies to Catch Up on A.I. | https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/us/politics/spy-agencies-ai-chips-shortage.html?smid=nytcore-android-share | New York Times]
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