US Plans Southeast AI Computing Consortium With Over $1B in Compute Pledges

On October 8, the United States is reportedly set to announce the formation of the Southeast Regional AI Computing Consortium, with multiple AI companies pledging more than $1 billion in compute capacity to the initiative.

According to CNBC, Director of National Intelligence and AI chief Clayton said the U.S. is in talks with 20 to 25 artificial intelligence companies. Clayton also said Americans must keep pace with the development of artificial intelligence.