Build American AI

Build American AI works to educate policymakers and the public on how pro-innovation policies can strengthen U.S. leadership, competitiveness, and trust in AI.

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From the beginning, Build American AI has argued that America needs smart and balanced rules for artificial intelligence. That same principle applies to the infrastructure that powers AI.

We can protect ratepayers, safeguard our natural resources, respect the right of communities to decide whether they want to welcome this investment, and still build the infrastructure America needs to lead the world in artificial intelligence. The continued build out of data centers and new energy infrastructure must benefit communities first and we will support leaders who advance policies that achieve that goal.

States including Colorado, Georgia, and Texas, along with many others advanced by Governors across the political spectrum, are striking a strong and smart balance that should be replicated across the country. 
Communities have legitimate questions about energy, water, land use, and costs.

They deserve honest answers. We need moderate voices in the conversation to create and implement a transparent process with strong protections and real accountability. The stakes are too high to allow the loudest and most extreme voices to dictate America's future. Driving responsible investment away will cost Americans good-paying jobs, weaken communities and undermine America's ability to lead.

Building the Future will support Republicans and Democrats who believe America can lead the world in AI while protecting families and empowering local communities.

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A single tree was burning on Utah’s Lewis Peak. Nobody in town had called it in.

An AI camera alerted North Summit firefighters, who put it out while it was small, Battalion Chief Tyler Rowser says.

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“Something that took us five years to do for a thousand patients takes us hours now.” - @MoffittNews Dr. Ken Shain on AI-assisted cancer research.

His Tampa team is testing a platform to help personalize treatment for multiple myeloma.

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Views of AI are improving on both sides of the aisle.

From September to October, AI's net favorability rose 16 points among Republicans and 6 points among Democrats, according to a new @NavigatorSurvey poll.

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In Ellendale, North Dakota, the data center is paying into the grid—and other customers receive a share as electricity-bill credits.

KFYR’s March report put the benefit at about $70 a year.

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Data centers are creating jobs and generating tax revenue right now.

This poll finds bipartisan support for building with enforceable commitments and local benefits.

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SI is creating new jobs.

Fox Business' @MadisonAlworth: “We were told that results in a lot of jobs lost. Instead, we're seeing jobs ADDED, and we're seeing companies CREATED.”

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"Louisiana residents are training for jobs at Meta's largest-ever AI data center: 'Why not get in now?'"
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“I really doubted. But I cannot believe how perfect this has been.” Iowa farmer Dennis Gallagher on AI weed targeting.

He estimates it will cut his annual chemical use roughly in half.

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New side quest unlocked: First cell tower climb. 🧗‍♀️ 😎 ⚒️

Thank you to @NathanLeamerDC @BuildAmericanAI & @NATEsafety for hosting us today!

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The latest polling reported by @semafor confirms much of what we have been saying at @BuildAmericanAI: Americans want data centers built, but they want them built the right way.

And the absolutist positions dominating so much of the political debate are increasingly out of touch with what voters actually think.

The numbers tell an important story.

Initially, 58% of voters oppose data center development in their state. But when companies are required to cover their own energy infrastructure costs, protect water resources, create jobs and deliver local economic benefits, support for development climbs to 64%.

Even more telling, 78% support enforceable standards that protect ratepayers, communities and natural resources.

And 58% say they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who supports those protections.

This should be a wake-up call for candidates and policymakers who think the politically safe position is either unconditional support for development or blanket opposition to it.

Both are potentially serious political traps.

Americans are perfectly capable of being pro-growth, pro-innovation and pro-community at the same time, even if the social media chattering class seems incapable of understanding that.

Families don’t want higher electricity bills. Communities want a meaningful voice in decisions affecting them. Voters expect developers to pay their fair share and protect local resources.

They also understand the value of good-paying jobs, new investment, expanded economic opportunity and American leadership in AI.

These positions are not contradictory. They are the foundation of a smart, durable approach to development.

We need less absolutism and more serious policymaking. Strong, enforceable standards and continued investment are not competing objectives. They are how we get this right.

That’s what we’ve been advocating at @BuildAmericanAI , and it’s where the evidence suggests a broad, bipartisan majority of Americans are.

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Winneconne, Wisconsin. Population: 2,500.

Data center related work funds schools, property tax revenue, snowplows, libraries, and stream restoration.

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Today at the Rayburn House Office Building, Build American AI Executive Director @NathanLeamerDC, @tschlek of NATE, and @CJohnsonAELI of the American Energy Leadership Institute came together to discuss the jobs, energy investment and local business opportunities behind America’s AI buildout.

The AI reindustrialization of America is building more power, creating good jobs, and giving young people more opportunities to build a career close to home.

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AI is making recycling more efficient in Denver and saving this facility 25 tons a day of waste that would otherwise go to the landfill.

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Alexander "Avi" Davidson made a list of things he wants to do with his new AI-integrated prosthetic hand.

Number 1 on his list? Holding his wife’s hand.

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Ramero Jackson's data-center training cost him no tuition.

“I don’t have a college degree, and I just wanted to give myself a test, trying to just say, ‘You know what, you’re not the biggest school person in the room, but let’s see what we can do.’ And it just gave me motivation."

He finished in December 2025 and started work at Milestone Technologies in February 2026.
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Los Angeles social worker Jeremy Hill uses the AI in his Meta Glasses every day to read signs and documents.

The Braille Institute is teaching more people with vision loss to use the same AI tools.

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14,000 students. Free breakfast and lunch for the school year. Student favorites? The school's pizza!

Effingham County, Georgia, began universal school meals on September 8, backed by a $4.8 million grant connected to the planned Project Camellia data center.

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Three out of every four Americans say they’d oppose a data center being built near them. Their biggest concerns: water usage and rising electricity bills.

And, as our new video explains, the data on both of those issues … doesn’t match up with the anxiety.

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Keith Thomas was paralyzed from the chest down. In a Long Island clinical trial, AI translates his brain signals into electrical stimulation that moves his own hand.

He can now feed himself, drink from a cup, and feel natural sensations again. These used to be impossible after his injury.

With AI, they aren't impossible anymore.

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How @Meta and @Apple data center investments are helping build opportunity in the "Cowboy Capital of Oregon".

"It's pretty amazing to be this little community of 12,000 to 13,000 people that has the kind of infrastructure and capacity that we do."