哈迪亚娜·洛文克隆报道 总统唐纳德·特朗普将在华盛顿周四的峰会上宣布硅谷巨头承诺提供24亿美元，以加强科学研究，这是政府最新的推动和利用人工智能的努力。
Donald Trump is set to announce $2.4 billion in commitments from Silicon Valley giants to bolster scientific research at a summit Thursday in Washington, the latest administration effort to promote and harness artificial intelligence.
白宫称，这些捐款将用于AI工具和计算资源，支持政府的“Genesis”计划，该计划旨在利用该技术推动研究，并支持15个以上的联邦机构。宣布的捐助包括英伟达公司10亿美元、超威半导体公司5亿美元、OpenAI 2亿美元，以及Anthropic PBC和Alphabet旗下谷歌各1.5亿美元。
The donations will cover AI tools and compute credits for the administration’s Genesis mission, an initiative intended to boost research using the technology and support more than 15 federal agencies, according to the White House. The announced contributions include $1 billion from Nvidia Corp., $500 million from Advanced Micro Devices Inc., $200 million from OpenAI and $150 million each from Anthropic PBC and Alphabet Inc.’s Google.
白宫科学技术政策办公室主任迈克尔·克拉西奥斯表示，新宣布的举措“将把数十亿美元注入我们的科学生态系统，以实现当前出现的新科学机遇”。周四的峰会主题为“科学：新的黄金时代”，届时政府将公布一系列与技术相关的计划，包括向美国科研人员的STEM教育项目投入超过1亿美元。
Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said the newly announced efforts “will channel billions of dollars across our science ecosystem to realize the new scientific opportunities that now exist.”Thursday’s summit, dubbed “Science: A New Golden Age,” will see the administration unveil a host of tech-related initiatives, including plans to inject more than $100 million into education programs for American researchers in science, technology, engineering and math fields.
目前尚不清楚在超大规模云服务提供商已面临高需求和高价的情况下，承诺的计算资源将如何专门分配给科研用户。
It’s unclear exactly how the pledged computing power will be set aside for science-focused users at a time when hyperscalers already face high demand and lucrative prices for computer power.
此次活动还恰逢科技行业与白宫关系紧张的背景，尤其是在移民问题上。就在特朗普将在峰会上表彰包括微软公司萨蒂亚·纳德拉在内的科技高管的同一天，副总统JD·范斯和劳工部长基思·桑德林宣布暂停该公司及其他公司参与签证项目，指控其存在欺诈行为。
The event also takes place against the backdrop of renewed tensions between the tech industry and White House, most prominently over immigration. On the same day that Trump is set to honor tech executives at the summit, including Microsoft Corp.’s Satya Nadella, Vice President JD Vance and Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling announced they were suspending the company and others from a visa program, alleging fraud.
范斯和桑德林指控微软以及包括Adobe Inc、Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.、Infosys Ltd.、Tata、Wipro Ltd.、HCL Technologies Ltd.和Capgemini SE在内的其他公司滥用一项计划，该计划允许美国雇主协助为外国工人申请永久居留身份。
Vance and Sonderling cast Microsoft and other companies including Adobe Inc, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Infosys Ltd., Tata, Wipro Ltd., HCL Technologies Ltd., and Capgemini SE, as abusers of a program that allows US employers to help sponsor foreign workers for permanent residency.
美国政府已敦促科技公司减少对外国工人的依赖，并加大培训和雇佣美国人的力度，其中包括采取措施限制H-1B签证的使用，而该签证是吸引海外人才的重要渠道。
The administration has pushed tech companies to rely less on foreign workers and do more to train and employ Americans, including by taking steps to restrict the use of H-1B visas, a major pipeline for talent from overseas.
尽管存在这种摩擦，但科技行业在很大程度上将特朗普视为自身优先事项的支持者，周四的聚会也凸显了政府与硅谷之间的紧密联系。
Despite that friction, the industry has largely found in Trump a champion for their priorities and Thursday’s gathering underscores the nexus between the administration and Silicon Valley.
特朗普的政策减轻了科技公司的税收和监管负担，帮助它们吸引新的投资并加快人工智能基础设施的建设。总统还邀请了该行业的领导者，尤其是特斯拉公司（Tesla Inc.）的埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）和Airbnb公司（Airbnb Inc.）的联合创始人乔·格比亚（Joe Gebbia），协助他重塑美国政府。
Trump’s policies have eased tax and regulatory burdens for tech companies, helping them draw fresh investment and ramp up the build-out of AI infrastructure. The president has also tapped the industry’s leaders, most notably Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk and Airbnb Inc. co-founder Joe Gebbia, to help him reshape the US government.
值得注意的是，特朗普一直是人工智能——或者他试图重新定义为“超级智能”——的坚定支持者，并大力宣扬这项技术的潜力。然而，在11月的中期选举前，这种支持也伴随着政治风险。
Trump has notably been a keen booster of artificial intelligence — or super intelligence, as he has sought to rebrand it — touting the technology’s promise. But that embrace comes with political risks ahead of November’s midterm elections.
由于高昂的生活成本给家庭预算带来压力，特朗普及其共和党在经济议程和伊朗战争处理问题上面临选民的不满。人工智能已成为这场争论的焦点，一些社区对导致能源成本上升和加重当地供水负担的数据中心提出抗议。选民也担心这项技术对就业的影响。
Trump and his Republican Party face voter discontent over his economic agenda and handling of the war in Iran, as high costs of living strain households budgets. AI has become a flashpoint in that debate, with communities pushing back on data centers that have fueled higher energy costs and burdened local water supplies. Voters are also anxious about the technology’s impact on jobs.
行业人士还警告称，人工智能可能对人类构成生存威胁。然而，总统则坚持采取宽松的监管态度，将人工智能安全问题的担忧斥为骗局，并警告称，更严格的限制将导致美国在与中国的科技竞赛中落败。
Industry figures have also warned about the existential threat that AI poses to humanity. The president, however, has insisted on a light regulatory touch, dismissing AI safety concerns as a hoax and warning that tougher restrictions would see the US lose a race with China to develop the technology.
上周，特朗普与多位顶尖人工智能企业高管签署了一项协议。该协议摒弃了强制性的安全护栏，转而采用一种框架：企业将与外部审计机构合作，对模型进行安全性评估，并加强对其系统的内部管控。
Last week, Trump and top AI executives signed onto an accord that eschews mandatory guardrails, instead opting for a framework where companies would partner with outside auditors to conduct safety assessments of models and implement stronger internal controls over their systems.
特朗普将于周四表彰的其他科技界高管还包括：马斯克、英伟达公司的黄仁勋、阿尔法贝特公司的谢尔盖·布林以及超微半导体公司的苏姿丰，他们将荣获国家科学奖章。此外，他还将向戴尔科技公司的迈克尔·戴尔颁发国家技术与创新奖章。
Other tech executives Trump will honor on Thursday include Musk, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Sergey Brin of Alphabet and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s Lisa Su, who are receiving the National Medal of Science. He will also bestow the National Medal of Technology and Innovation on Michael Dell of Dell Technologies Inc.