As AI manufacturing grows, so does the techs environmental damage

The U.S. still has its sights on winning the global AI race. First stop: Commandeering AI manufacturing. Announced just last week, a 500 billion infrastructure investment from artificial intelligence giant Nvidia will bring domestic AI manufacturing to the U.S. -- that's half a trillion dollars going toward mass production of the the country's own AI supercomputers as well as NVIDIA's Blackwell chips. The AI supercomputers will take over a million square feet of manufacturing space in Texas, while factories and manufacturing partners across Arizona -- operated by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which landed a similar deal in March -- will be tasked with building and testing chips. Proponents say it's a welcome investment in the country's growing AI economy, potentially boosting jobs and aiding in the development of an AI workforce.