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AI Isn’t Free. The First Costs Are on Your Bill, and More Are Coming

Just as families once endured rationing and shortages for the Manhattan Project, today’s citizens are being asked to bear the unseen costs of an AI race.
AI Isn’t Free. The First Costs Are on Your Bill, and More Are Coming
High-voltage power lines run along the electrical power grid in West Palm Beach, Fla., on May 16, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Kay Rubacek
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“The United States is in a race to achieve global dominance in artificial intelligence. Whoever has the largest AI ecosystem will set global AI standards and reap broad economic and military benefits.” — America’s AI Action Plan, July 25, 2025
That’s the U.S. government’s own language. An arms race.
Kay Rubacek
Kay Rubacek
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Kay Rubacek is an award-winning filmmaker, author, speaker, and former host of NTD's “Life & Times.” After being detained in a Chinese prison for advocating for human rights, she has dedicated her work to facing communist and socialist regimes in their modern, global forms. She has also contributed to The Epoch Times since 2010.