Microsoft promises to pay the electricity bills for its AI expansion
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Microsoft has committed to bearing the costs of powering its AI data centers itself, not relying on government subsidies or increasing costs for other electricity users. Microsoft's Cloud Operations and Innovation President Noel Walsh said the company plans to invest $117 billion this year to build related computing capabilities, and emphasizes that the construction should benefit local residents.
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Microsoft will seek to power its AI data centers without relying on government subsidies or increasing costs for other electricity users. Microsoft's Chief Operating Officer and President of Cloud Operations and Innovation, Noel Walsh, said the company plans to invest $117 billion this year to build related computing capacity, emphasizing that the project should benefit local residents.
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