Speaking from the Jackson Mansion in Berwick on Monday, Gov. Josh Shapiro said the $20 billion Amazon deal comes after 20 months of negotiations between with state and local leaders.
The governor drew a picture of Pennsylvania as a leader in artificial intelligence, citing work done at Carnegie Mellon, Penn State, the University of Pennsylvania and other schools. He also pointed to the state’s role in national security, providing resources and manufacturing weapons.
“Right now there is a battle for supremacy when it comes to AI, one that will be won by either the United States or China,” said Shapiro. “I’m comforted by the fact that, thanks to Amazon, the future of AI is going to run right here through the commonwealth of Pennsylvania because I sure as hell think those technologies should be developed by the hands of a Pennsylvania worker here in the United States of America, not in communist China.”
