This week’s Senate hearing on the competitiveness of the United States in artificial intelligence clearly shows that we are not only competing with China and the rest of the world. We are competing to build the foundation of a global economy in the 21st century while strengthening our national security.

The foundation is made of silicon, steel and megawatts. The ability of the U.S. to lead in AI depends on a simple but urgent question - can we quickly build computing infrastructure to unlock the full potential of AI and bring a competitive advantage?

The emerging AI cloud computing infrastructure is not like the general-purpose cloud that still powers most of the digital world. The new world of AI requires a complete reimagining of digital infrastructure. AI workloads involve trillions of simultaneous computing, requiring unprecedented computing power, advanced cooling systems, cutting-edge chip technology, ultra-high speed networking and accelerated storage. Today's general cloud is not designed for this. We cannot operate the 21st century economy through the infrastructure of the 20th century.

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In its national strategy, China is actively investing in AI infrastructure and recognizing that technological advantages will enable IT to compete with the United States for influence around the world. If we want to keep America’s leading edge, we have to act with the same sense of urgency and build here.

At CoreWeave, we operate over 250,000 GPUs in over 30 data centers, powering the next generation of AI models. However, infrastructure of this scale won't appear overnight. Due to the large amount of capital investment required to build this professional cloud platform and the entire AI ecosystem, long-term strategic planning and policies are required to ensure that the United States maintains its outstanding position and wins the future. These policies include transparent regulatory procedures in all jurisdictions, accelerating the development of rich and affordable powers, ensuring access to global markets and partnerships to develop a skilled and trained domestic workforce that meets the growing demand for AI while creating good jobs for the future. Without these, the United States could lose its current advantage in AI and be more clear with faster purpose.

Our private sector is rapidly growing to meet challenges. But we won't do this in a vacuum. Public policy must keep up to create the necessary environment for success.

Excessively heavy and diversified regulations in all jurisdictions create uncertainty and reduce investment. Careful reform of energy allows processes can enable electronics to bring more intelligence to the world online. Similarly, we understand the importance of developing export controls to protect national security. We believe that policies can be formulated, which can achieve this while enabling U.S. companies to compete for the ruthless demand for AI in global markets. If we want to shape the future of AI, we must make sure to develop it on American soil.

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This means building public-private partnerships to train and create the workforce required – we need more plumbers, electricians and engineers. Earlier this year, Coreweave joined Princeton University, Microsoft and the New Jersey Bureau of Economic Development to launch the New Jersey AI HUB, a model of how academia, industry and government work together to build a future. We need ten more.

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Business and American owners can benefit from accessing the vast scientific and technological resources of the national laboratory system. These labs play a huge role in promoting computing resources and energy technologies that can enable our AI infrastructure. Let's use this genius sometimes takes for granted. More basic science and basic science and increased R&D are investments that bring returns to us all. According to IDC, there is a $20 trillion opportunity on the table by 2030. Countries that build artificial intelligence infrastructure will benefit from economic growth and enhance national security while creating fundamental breakthroughs in areas such as health care and education. However, this future cannot be guaranteed. It will head to the fastest move, build the country where you can most dare and work together.

Although the United States has a beginning, it is a time passed down from generation to generation. Maintaining leadership on our competitors requires viewing AI infrastructure as a strategic asset by prioritizing employment and investment at home. This is not only a technical issue. This is an American issue.