America has the power to lead the AI revolution – and the leadership to make it happen

America has triumphed in each industrial revolution whether steel ability or manufacturing and has the power to lead the AI revolution too This week in Pittsburgh President Donald Trump is bringing together leaders to address a defining challenge of our time how to fuel the AI revolution with American vigor Progress on this front will be consequential for our commercial sector our national safety and America s global leadership President Trump s declared billion private sector AI commitment is a critical enabler for our country But artificial intelligence won t power itself It necessities vast amounts of electricity delivered affordably and reliably And as demand for AI computing surges the real question isn t just about who writes the best code it s also about who can build out figures center infrastructure behind it The U S has the unique capability to do that including the strength dominance to fuel it and we now have the political will to lead SILICON STEEL AND MEGAWATTS CAN AMERICA CREATE THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO WIN THE AI RACE U S guidelines has often prioritized state idealism over capacity pragmatism Wind solar and battery technologies will play a key role in our power future but they are not available at the scale or reliability needed to fuel expected AI content center demand And these combined sources are more expensive than U S natural gas Without a balanced and clear-eyed approach we hazard pushing AI innovation and the economic and national defense advantages that come with it overseas Other countries are already trying to lure capital away from the United States by subsidizing AI computing power In China dozens of statistics centers are being built approved in the last quarter of alone In Malaysia government are fast-tracking electricity infrastructure for details centers cutting lead times to just months compared to five years in the U S Specific American companies are already helping to finance statistics center improvement in the Middle East GREEN VITALITY ZEALOTS HAND AMERICA'S ENEMIES THE ULTIMATE WEAPONThe path to powering America s AI dominance is rooted in abundant American natural gas The United States is already by far the world leader accounting for a quarter of global natural gas production And we are also one of the lowest-cost producers Equally central is to ensure AI power demand doesn t drive up electricity costs for consumers We can develop natural gas-based power generation independent of the current electric grid and co-locate it with input centers across the country Providing this dedicated electricity prevents a competition for grid-connected power which would drive up costs and burden our already strained electricity grid New solutions like this require creative partnerships and continued innovation which is why Chevron is working with Engine No and GE Vernova to establish facilities designed to provide reliable affordable long-term power-generating solutions to underpin American AI leadership CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONPresident Donald Trump Secretary of Strength Chris Wright and Sen David McCormick R-Pa recognize the opportunity for the United States to achieve AI dominance By leveraging abundant American natural gas as a foundation to meet surging AI power demand we can strengthen our national protection grow our commercial sector and protect our apparatus leadership We have the power to lead the race to develop and deploy AI It s time to use it