On April 3, 2024, the logo of Microsoft can be seen in an experience center on Fifth Avenue in new york. Michael Santiago/Getty Photo Agency CNN US President Joe Biden will appear in Mount plesent, Wisconsin on Wednesday to emphasize the government's efforts to invest in American employment growth.
Six years ago, the Trump administration announced that Foxconn, a technology manufacturer, had invested billion in the same piece of land in Wisconsin, promising to bring 13,000 jobs to the region, but the plan never came true.
According to Microsoft, the goal of the new center is to create 2,300 trade union construction jobs and 2,000 permanent jobs over time.
Microsoft said that by 2030, it will use the center to train about 100,000 employees in the state in generative artificial intelligence, which is partly due to the cooperation with United Way Wisconsin, United Way Racine and other community partners. It also plans to open a laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to help companies and manufacturers integrate the technology into their business.
According to Microsoft's profile, Satya Nadella, the company's chairman and CEO, obtained a master's degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
According to a White House official, Biden plans to directly blame Trump for the failed project in his speech on Wednesday.
The President's visit to key battleground states will also provide an opportunity for the White House to try to highlight some key achievements of Biden's administration in its first term-specifically, funding for legislation such as the bipartisan infrastructure law and the so-called "Chip Act" will boost this badger state. The Chip Act invests in semiconductor chip manufacturing in the United States.
In a fact sheet released by the White House before the president's visit, the government said that since the president took office in 2021, Wisconsin has added 177,000 jobs, including 4,000 in Racine.
Last year, Biden signed an executive order on artificial intelligence, aiming at enabling entrepreneurs to obtain technical assistance and resources, helping small businesses break through the commercialization of artificial intelligence, and expanding funding for artificial intelligence research in areas such as health care and climate change.
The White House also issued an order in 2023 requiring developers of artificial intelligence systems to share the safety test results with the federal government before releasing them to the public.
Microsoft's move comes as the government seeks to monitor and supervise the risks of artificial intelligence. In March this year, when Biden delivered his State of the Union address, he urged Congress to pass legislation to regulate artificial intelligence, including prohibiting "artificial intelligence voice imitation". He said that legislators need to "use the promise of artificial intelligence to protect us from its harm" and warned that this technology is risky for Americans if it is not controlled.
In addition to artificial intelligence, Wisconsin has also seen a lot of investment in future industries. The state received .9 billion from Biden's "Invest in America" agenda for infrastructure and clean energy.