US falling behind China in AI energy race, Anthropic says

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The US is falling behind China in energy generation, according to Silicon Valley start-up Anthropic, as the artificial intelligence company urges Washington to “slash red tape” surrounding power infrastructure development amid escalating competition with China.Last year, China added 400 gigawatts of power capacity, while the US added only “several dozen” – amounting to just one-tenth of China’s total, Anthropic said in a report published on Tuesday, citing numbers from a report in February by...