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Dario Gil discusses the energy challenges posed by emerging technologies under the Trump administration.
Meeting the rising energy demands of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and other emerging technologies is one of the big challenges facing the Trump administration. And Dario Gil, the undersecretary for science at the Energy Department, is one of the key officials searching for solutions — including yet-unrealized power sources like fusion. For POLITICO Tech, host Steven Overly spoke with Gil on stage at the Aspen Cyber Summit in Washington about the administration’s energy priorities, competition with China, and the future of federal research. Steven Overly is the host of POLITICO Tech and covers the intersection of politics and technology. Nirmal Mulaikal is the co-host and producer of POLITICO Energy and producer of POLITICO Tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Host: Steven Overly
Guest: Dario Gil
Topics covered
- AI
- energy policy
- Trump administration
- federal research
- competition with China
- emerging technologies
Keywords
- artificial intelligence
- energy demands
- quantum computing
- fusion
- federal research
- energy priorities
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Organizations: Trump administration, Energy Department, POLITICO Tech, POLITICO Energy
Places: Aspen Cyber Summit, Washington, China
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