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 potential 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 strength Progress on this front will be consequential for our economic system our national guard and America s global leadership President Trump s informed billion private sector AI venture is a critical enabler for our country But artificial intelligence won t power itself It demands 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 material center infrastructure behind it The U S has the unique capability to do that including the vigor 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 agenda has often prioritized conditions idealism over vitality pragmatism Wind solar and battery technologies will play a key role in our vigor future but they are not available at the scale or reliability needed to fuel expected AI information center demand And these combined sources are more expensive than U S natural gas Without a balanced and clear-eyed approach we threat pushing AI innovation and the economic and national defense advantages that come with it overseas Other countries are already trying to lure commitment away from the United States by subsidizing AI computing power In China dozens of facts centers are being built approved in the last quarter of alone In Malaysia leadership are fast-tracking electricity infrastructure for input centers cutting lead times to just months compared to five years in the U S Chosen American companies are already helping to finance details center progress in the Middle East GREEN RESOURCE 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 significant 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 Potential 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 safety grow our business sector and protect our instrument leadership We have the power to lead the race to develop and deploy AI It s time to use it