TECHNOLOGYJun 22 · 11:30 UTCFORTUNESaxby Chambliss

Saxby Chambliss: America can’t win the AI race without more plumbers and electricians

The article highlights the launch of America’s Workforce Academy, a $115 million program led by Meta, the National Urban League, and others to train skilled workers for AI infrastructure jobs. It emphasizes a labor shortage in construction and the strategic need for plumbers, electricians, and similar workers to build data centers and power facilities, contrasting China’s infrastructure progress.

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Saxby ChamblisspersonAmerica’s Workforce AcademyorganizationMetaorganizationNational Urban LeagueorganizationAssociated Builders and ContractorsorganizationCBREorganizationPlant VogtleplaceChinaplaceLouisianaplaceOhioplaceIndianaplaceTexasplaceGeorgiaplaceSkilled TradestopicAI infrastructuretopic

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