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Rep. Dusty Johnson advocates for data center development in South Dakota, emphasizing their importance in the U.S.-China AI race.

Johnson links data center development to economic growth and job creation, criticizing opposition to such projects.

He highlights potential benefits like increased property tax revenue and stable energy demand.

SIOUX FALLS — The United States can win the “AI race,” but not without the infrastructure and data centers necessary to develop the emerging technology, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson told members of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce on Friday, Sept. 22.

The artificial intelligence race is a competition between the United States and other countries, including China, to dominate the technology. Johnson, a South Dakota Republican

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