MINOT — North Dakota has become a destination for investment in building out America's artificial intelligence infrastructure. Specifically, the massive, power-hungry data centers that enable the sort of cloud computing necessary to make AI work.

Public Service Commissioner Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, who serves on the triumvirate that oversees things like utility processes and power infrastructure, is enthusiastic about this investment. And, despite some critics saying the data centers will drive up utility prices, she's confident they're a good fit for the state.

"AI is here to stay. It's here. So where is their capacity?" she said on this episode of Plain Talk. "North Dakota has a lot of resources to fulfill that. So, why not? We have it."

"We have good regulatory oversight," she continued

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