Microsoft (MSFT, Financial) Vice Chairman and President Brad Smith announced plans to invest $80 billion by the fiscal year 2025 in data centers designed to handle artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. More than half of this investment will be directed towards the United States, where Smith believes that innovations by companies of various sizes, supported by private capital, place the country at the forefront of the global AI industry.
Smith emphasized the importance of maintaining American leadership in AI and urged government efforts to focus on education and promoting U.S. AI technology internationally. This investment strategy reinforces Microsoft's commitment to expanding its capabilities in the rapidly growing AI sector.
