Archive: https://archive.today/FClQ1 From the post: >>The United States urgently needs more energy to fuel an artificial intelligence race with China that the country can’t afford to lose, industry leaders told lawmakers at a House hearing on Wednesday. “We need energy in all forms,” said Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, who now leads the Special Competitive Studies Project, a think tank focused on technology and security. “Renewable, nonrenewable, whatever. It needs to be there, and it needs to be there quickly.”