Energy summit coming to PA, planning for increased demand of AI technology
The summit aims to bring together global leaders in energy and artificial intelligence to discuss Pennsylvania's role in powering AI technology. The state is gaining national attention for its potential to increase energy capacity to support the growing demands of AI.
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Artificial intelligence technology requires significant energy to process and train its algorithms, which is driving the need for more data centers and infrastructure.
'To train the algorithms on this abundance of data, we need more computer power, we need more AI data centers, we need more infrastructure that can achieve that,' said Christopher Mansour, Chair of the Computer Information Science Department at Mercyhurst University.
Senator Dave McCormick views the increasing energy demands as an economic development opportunity for Pennsylvania. The state offers relatively inexpensive real estate for building data centers, making it an attractive location for such developments.
Todd Meyers, spokesperson for FirstEnergy Corp., highlighted Pennsylvania's advantages, stating, 'We have a supply of reliable electricity and importantly we're not really in harm's way most of the time for the really bad natural disasters.'
While the technology is advancing rapidly, the necessary infrastructure, such as transmission lines and substations, takes considerable time to build. Meyers pointed out that large transformers used in substations are often custom-built overseas, with lead times extending over a year.
The Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit is expected to highlight the state's strategic position in the energy sector, potentially leading to increased investment and development in AI-related infrastructure.
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