Fordel StudiosOpenAI asked Trump administration to expand Chips Act tax credit to cover data centers
What Happened
A recent letter from OpenAI reveals more details about how the company is hoping the federal government can support its ambitious plans for data center construction.
Our Take
OpenAI's asking the government to expand the Chips Act to cover datacenter operating costs. Let me be blunt: they're asking for subsidies.
It's smart lobbying — frame it as 'strategic infrastructure' and suddenly it doesn't sound like handouts. But it's still asking taxpayers to fund their compute bills because their growth math doesn't work at current electricity costs.
The question isn't whether it's fair — it's whether Trump says yes. If he does, AI becomes officially government-backed infrastructure, not a market.
What To Do
If this gets greenlit, start thinking of AI compute as a strategic utility, not a competitive advantage.
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