US Must Win AI Arms Race, Warns Interior Secretary Doug Burgum

US must win AI arms race, warns Interior Secretary Doug Burgum

Doug Burgum says the nation must “get back in the power generation game” to stay competitive.

US must win AI arms race, Interior secretary warns

(NewsNation) —  The United States will soon launch a global trading club for critical minerals, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced Monday. Speaking at the ADIPEC Exhibition and Conference, one of the world’s most influential energy summits in Abu Dhabi, Burgum emphasized the importance of energy security as the U.S. aims to lead the artificial intelligence arms race, noting that critical minerals are crucial to the production of artificial…

US sees UAE as strategic partner in energy ‘arms race’

US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says building capacity to power AI revolution will drive next industrial revolution

UAE and US Sign Deal to Advance Cooperation in Energy and AI

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received the Honourable Doug Burgum, Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior and Chairman of the National Energy Dominance Council, who is visiting the UAE to attend the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC 2025), taking place from 3 to 6 November. During the meeting at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi, His Highness and Secretary Burgum discu…

US Sees UAE as a Key Ally in the Energy ‘Arms Race’ to Fuel the AI Revolution

The competition for supremacy in artificial intelligence (AI) is intensifying, but as Doug Burgum, US Secretary of the Interior, noted, the race is not about chips, data, or algorithms – it’s about energy. In discussing the importance of energy capacity, Burgum noted that we are living through an “arms race to build electrical power fast.” […]