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The Microsoft logo seen at the Experience Center on Fifth Avenue in New York City on April 3, 2024.
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Microsoft announced it is spending $3.3 billion to build a data hub in Wisconsin aimed at training employees and manufacturers on how to best use artificial intelligence.
President Joe Biden will appear at a venue in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, on Wednesday to highlight his administration’s efforts to invest in growing American jobs.
The news comes six years after the Trump administration announced a $10 billion investment by tech manufacturer Foxconn that promised to bring 13,000 jobs to the region, also on land in Wisconsin. never happened.
Microsoft says the new center aims to create 2,300 construction union jobs and 2,000 permanent jobs over the long term.
Microsoft plans to use the center to train approximately 100,000 workers in the state in generative AI by 2030, thanks to a partnership with United Way Wisconsin, United Way Racine and other community partners. He said that. The company also plans to open a lab on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus to help companies and manufacturers implement the technology into their businesses.
Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella earned a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. According to his company profile.
White House officials said Mr. Biden intended to use his remarks Wednesday to directly criticize Mr. Trump for the failed project.
Foxconn’s parent company, Hon Hai Technology Group, said in a statement to CNN that it “continues to grow” in Wisconsin and “supports the expansion of technology and innovation into the state.”
Foxconn, which said it has invested about $1 billion in the state, still has a major data server manufacturing site in Racine County with more than 1,000 employees. We have facilities in 205 locations in 24 countries.
“Foxconn Wisconsin employment increased by at least 42% over the three-year period beginning in 2020,” the company said. “In recent years, we have become Racine County’s largest taxpayer.”
For the White House, the president’s trip to key battleground states highlights key accomplishments of the Biden administration’s first term, specifically funding from bills such as the bipartisan infrastructure law and the so-called “CHIP Act.” This will be an opportunity to try. He will invest in U.S. semiconductor chip manufacturing and boost the Badger State.
In a fact sheet released by the White House ahead of the president’s visit, the administration said 177,000 jobs have been added in Wisconsin since the president took office in 2021, with 4,000 jobs specifically in Racine. There is.
Last year, Biden announced plans to give entrepreneurs access to technical assistance and resources, help small businesses commercialize AI breakthroughs, and provide funding for AI research in areas such as health care and climate change. Signed an executive order on AI aimed at scaling up AI.
The White House also introduced an order in 2023 that would require AI system developers to share safety test results with the federal government before making them available to the public.
Microsoft’s move comes at a time when governments are trying to monitor and regulate the risks of artificial intelligence. In March, Biden requested the parliament In his State of the Union address, he called for the passage of legislation to regulate artificial intelligence, including banning things such as “AI voice spoofing.” He said lawmakers must “harness the potential of AI and protect us from its dangers,” warning of the risks to Americans if the technology is left unchecked.
Beyond AI, Wisconsin Funding for ~ is rapidly increasing Future industry. The state received $6.9 billion from Biden’s Invest in America package on infrastructure and clean energy.