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Interior Secretary Burgum Holds AI Investments While Pushing Data Centers on Public Lands
Original: Trump Official Who Wants Data Centers on Public Lands Has Tens of Millions Invested in AI Industry
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who holds tens of millions of dollars in AI industry investments, is leading an effort to open public lands under his control to data center construction by tech companies. The report has drawn criticism over potential conflicts of interest, with people questioning whether an official with direct financial stakes in AI should be deciding policy that benefits companies building that technology on federal land.
Why now: New reporting on a possible conflict of interest involving a cabinet member's personal finances and policy decisions.
Doug BurgumUS Department of the InteriorProPublicaTrump administration
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- Trump Official Who Wants Data Centers on Public Lands Has Tens of Millions Invested in AI Industry · ProPublica
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who is heavily invested in the AI industry, is leading the charge to allow tech companies to build data centers on the public lands he oversees.
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