Amazon plans to invest up to $50 billion to ramp up AI and supercomputing capabilities for federal agencies, boosting healthcare research and pharmaceutical breakthroughs.
The tech giant intends to break ground on the data centers in 2026, providing Amazon Web Services’ U.S. government customers with an additional 1.3 gigawatts of AI and supercomputing capacity.
“We’re giving agencies expanded access to advanced AI capabilities that will enable them to accelerate critical missions from cybersecurity to drug discovery,” Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman said in a Nov. 24 news release. “This investment removes the technology barriers that have held government back and further positions America to lead in the AI era.”
Amazon revealed the investment on the same day President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling on government agencies to collaborate with the private sector on AI for scientific advancements. The company said its project also supports the White House’s AI Action Plan to accelerate adoption of the technology.
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