- Google CEO Sundar Pichai posted the update on X on Monday, October 6
- Google has planned to create a $25 million Energy Impact Fund in Arkansas
- Along with AI, Google is also looking to participate
Big Tech players are accelerating efforts to equip the U.S. with Artificial Intelligence (AI) ecosystem. In a recent development, Google announced a mega AI-focused investment of $4 billion in Arkansas. This will mark the tech giant’s first data centre in the state of West Memphis.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai posted the update on X on Monday, October 6. He claimed that the investment would be deployed in a phased manner in the next two years leading up to 2027.
“All part of our overall investments to help the US continue to lead the world in AI innovation,” Pichai posted.
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The Gemini-maker, as part of this initiative, has planned to create a $25 million Energy Impact Fund and bring a new 600 MW solar project into existence in Arkansas.
“We’re boosting the state’s talent pipeline by offering no-cost access to Google AI courses and Career Certificates for all residents, in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Commerce,” the company has said in a blog post detailing the initiative.
As part of this project, Google will be tapping into the student community at the University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University to equip them with AI training and skills.
Over the last few months, Google’s exploration of the AI has translated into high profile partnerships.
Last month, for instance, the company partnered Coinbase to launch an AI payment protocol that would offer stablecoin services. During the same time, Google partnered Microsoft committing to invest $5 billion into developing the AI fabric in the U.K.
U.S. President Donald Trump envisions to transform the U.S. into the AI and crypto capital of the planet. In recent months, President Trump’s calls grow the country’s AI ecosystem have grown louder.
In January this year, OpenAI announced a major AI initiative called the Stargate Project that comes with an investment plan of $500 billion. SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, and MGX are also part of the Stargate Project that aims to support high tech AI capabilities.
