Today at SXSW, I attended an AI & energy event featuring private sector investors and Texas-based academics. The unanimous takeaway? Policy chaos is freezing energy investment—jeopardizing U.S. AI dominance.

AI leadership depends on energy. Right now, policy instability is deterring investment in power infrastructure,

High-capital energy projects require long-term stability. If you’re planning a 10-year power plant, but tariffs, trade wars and regulations keep shifting, investment freezes.

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