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Last
week,
at
the
AI
Action
Summit
in
Paris,
Vice
President
J.D.
Vance
reaffirmed
the
Trump
administration’s
commitment
to
ensuring
that
advanced
AI
systems
are
developed
domestically
using
made-in-America
chips—remarks
that
boosted
Intel’s
stock
by
six
percent.
Vance
also
warned
against
excessive
AI
regulation,
urging
international
partners,
particularly
in
Europe,
to
prioritize
innovation.
Vance’s
stance
aligns
with
a
rising
“techno-nationalist”
movement,
associated
with
right-leaning
tech
figures
like
Peter
Thiel
and
Elon
Musk,
that
emphasizes
innovation,
defense,
and
global
competitiveness.
Meanwhile,
Anduril,
an
AI-driven
military
startup
with
a
techno-nationalist
edge,
is
nearing
a
deal
that
would
value
the
company
at
$28
billion.
This
underscores
AI’s
growing
role
in
national
defense—and
a
shifting
geographic
locus
of
technological
power
in
the
U.S.
Notably,
both
Anduril
and
Intel
share
a
connection
with
Vance:
Ohio.
Though
Anduril’s
roots
are
in
California,
its
ambitions—and
investments—are
expanding.
Nowhere
is
this
more
evident
than
in
Ohio’s
capital,
Columbus,
where
Anduril
plans
to
build
a
$1
billion
factory,
Arsenal-1.
This
move
cements
central
Ohio
as
a
hub
for
the
kind
of
manufacturing
that
defines
techno-nationalism,
a
movement
that
champions
industrial
grit
as
much
as
technological
progress—and
which
might
reverse
America’s
drift
into
cultural
decadence.
Columbus
lacks
mountains,
beaches,
Hollywood
glamor,
and
New
York
City
lights.
Yet
last
year,
it
topped
Realtor.com’s
list
of
hottest
housing
markets.
Attracting
talent
from
across
Ohio
as
well
as
major
urban
hubs
like
San
Francisco
and
New
York,
the
city
has
experienced
growing
pains
but
is
quietly
redefining
what
it
means
to
rise—particularly
in
artificial
intelligence
and
advanced
manufacturing.
Anduril’s
decision
to
anchor
a
major
facility
in
Columbus
signals
more
than
just
economic
development—it
represents
a
broader
shift
in
where
the
future
is
being
built.
Arsenal-1
will
produce
tens
of
thousands
of
autonomous
systems
and
weapons
annually,
supporting
Anduril’s
mission
to
meet
the
demands
of
a
modern
military.
The
company
also
promised
to
create
over
4,000
jobs
in
Ohio—and
soon.
Speaking
with
Bloomberg,
Anduril
founder
Palmer
Luckey
praised
Ohio:
“It
was
a
state
that
told
us,
‘We
have
the
workforce;
we
have
a
million
people
who
are
capable
of
working
in
this
facility
within
a
45-minute
drive.
We’re
willing
to
work
with
you
on
higher
education
to
help
train
people
so
that
they
come
in
and
they
can
work
with
you.'”
He
contrasted
Ohio
with
his
home
state:
“Speaking
candidly
as
someone
who
is
from
California,
there
are
some
states
that
are
really
good
at
pushing
you
out
and
slowing
you
down,
and
there
are
others
that
are
great
at
pulling
you
in
and
speeding
you
up.”
Anduril’s
announcement
follows
Ohio’s
landmark
2022
deal
with
Intel
to
build
a
$20
billion
semiconductor
manufacturing
facility
outside
Columbus—the
largest
private-sector
investment
in
the
state’s
history.
Intel’s
“Ohio
One”
project
includes
two
fabs
producing
advanced
chips
for
electronics,
AI,
and
defense.
It’s
expected
to
create
3,000
Intel
jobs,
7,000
construction
jobs,
and
tens
of
thousands
of
indirect
jobs,
positioning
Columbus
as
a
rising
player
in
the
semiconductor
industry.
Read
the
rest
of
this
piece
at
The
American
Conservative.
Nora
Kenney
is
director
of
media
relations
at
the
Manhattan
Institute.
Tim
Rosenberger
is
a
lawyer
in
New
York.
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