Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk have called for the construction of more artificial intelligence data centres and increased electricity generation to support the rapidly expanding AI industry.
The tech executives made the remarks virtually on Tuesday during a G20 meeting of technology ministers held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in the United States.
Zuckerberg said the expansion of AI infrastructure would create hundreds of thousands, and potentially millions, of skilled-trade jobs because of the huge demand for data centres.
He said Meta was already struggling to find enough skilled workers to build the data centres required to support its AI operations.
Musk, meanwhile, warned of an approaching electricity shortage caused by the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure. He described the situation as a “crisis of power” and said the shortage could give China an advantage in the global AI race.
“There will be a significant power shortfall next year, not the distant future,” Musk said, adding that his companies were working to develop additional power-generation capacity alongside their data centres.
The comments came amid growing opposition in the United States to the construction of large AI data centres. Critics have raised concerns about rising electricity costs, high energy consumption and noise generated by the facilities.
Musk predicted that artificial intelligence could expand the global economy by between 20 and 30 per cent, potentially adding about $20 trillion to $30 trillion annually.
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, who also addressed the meeting virtually, said achieving human-level artificial intelligence could have an impact ten times greater than that of the Industrial Revolution.
He described AI as a major opportunity but stressed the need for responsible development.
Musk also criticised what he described as excessive technology regulation in the European Union, arguing that heavy regulation could slow innovation and economic growth.
The United States is currently holding the rotating G20 presidency and is hosting a series of ministerial meetings ahead of the G20 leaders’ summit scheduled for December 14–15 in Miami, Florida.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are expected to attend the meeting in person on Wednesday.
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