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Chris Wright: “AI is going to be some scary things about it, but I think…”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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U.S. Secretary of Energy talks AI, data centers

Published | Video Starts at 04:00

They're terrifying weapons. We used them to end a war early and then we've used the threat of them to have the most peaceful 80 years in global history. So look, AI is going to be some scary things about it, but I think the overwhelming impact of it will be immensely positive on people's lives. Are there fail safes where if things start getting out of control, we can cut it off by stopping the energy supply to whatever AI is doing, whatever it wants? (04:00–04:08)

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