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Witnesses warn of chip, energy and supply‑chain risks as AI demand accelerates
Summary
Testimony before the House Oversight subcommittee highlighted national‑security and infrastructure vulnerabilities tied to AI: concentrated advanced‑chip supply chains, rapid energy buildouts overseas, risks of chip diversion, and the need to modernize U.S. power and manufacturing capacity for data centers.
Lawmakers and witnesses at a House Oversight and Reform subcommittee hearing flagged national‑security and infrastructure risks posed by rapid AI development, focusing on advanced‑chip supply chains, power capacity for data centers and the need for export controls and enforcement.
Samuel Hammond, chief economist at the Foundation for American Innovation, told the committee the United States’ advantage in AI is closely tied to hardware and computing resources. “America's existing lead is downstream of our massive advantages in AI hardware and data centers, but this is tenuous at best,” Hammond said, urging stronger export controls on advanced semiconductors and faster investment in domestic manufacturing.
Hammond and other witnesses raised several…
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