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Powering the Next Big Things
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While we can’t know for sure what the future holds, it’s a safe bet that the next generation of world-changing advances will require lots of energy and rare-earth minerals. In this discussion with a16z General Partner Erin Price-Wright, Secretary the U.S. Department of the Interior Doug Burgum explains why we can’t realize the true promise of AI, electric vehicles, and whatever comes next without a steady supply of resources and a reduction in red tape.
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From Entrepreneur to Public Service
Secretary Bergam shares his journey from business success to political leadership.
"I have the absolute pleasure and honor of being here with uh with Secretary Bergam to talk about to talk about his new role in Secretary of the Interior, energy, abundance, and all other things. But m..."
Transforming Governance with Business Principles
This segment discusses the importance of bringing business practices to public service roles, particularly as a governor.
"any pull towards public service, uh I would just recommend, you know, get into an operating job. I I no interest really in politics. I will never be a senator, a congressman. Uh but we need people tha..."
Driving Energy Abundance for America
This segment explores the priorities for energy policy and the collaboration between the Department of Interior and the Department of Energy under the current administration.
"a part of the turnaround, I mean the way we balance the budget, the the way we reduce the deficits, uh the way we drive uh our American economy and the way we, you know, do things like developing ener..."
Harnessing Technology for Energy Dominance
This segment explores the crucial role of technology in transforming the energy sector and ensuring national energy dominance.
"about price at the pump. It was we don't have enough electricity and we're going to lose the AI arms race with China. So, that was that's one of our priorities. The other one is that again on this sel..."
AI and Energy: The New Frontier
Exploring the vital intersection of energy capacity and artificial intelligence for national security.
"revolution comes along and I mean would just give one example a lot of people here in this industry I meet people all the time that don't understand how techrich just the traditional oil and gas shell..."
Powering the Future with AI
This segment discusses the critical intersection of AI development and energy generation, emphasizing the need for a robust energy infrastructure to support technological advancement.
"I'm we may be ahead. We talk about, oh, we're ahead in AI. We're ahead in AI. Yeah, we're ahead. Are we, you know, 12 months, six months, 18 months? We argue about that. And but we're losing the elect..."
Mining for National Security
This segment emphasizes the urgent need for America to reinvest in domestic mining and resource production to enhance national security and reduce dependency on foreign sources like China.
"not it's not like and I would just say to people, oh the government moves this slow, permitting takes this slow. There's the speed of government and then there's the speed of business and then there's..."
Reviving America's Mining Industry
Exploring the potential of mining innovations and the importance of mapping resources for economic growth.
"Dakota or Wyoming. You can't go after it unless you're actually doing the thermal mining. then it becomes economic for an entrepreneur to come in and say, "Look, they're going to do the thermal stuff...."
Build, Baby, Build: A New Era
The segment focuses on leveraging AI and regulatory reform to create efficient permitting processes and foster economic opportunity in designated areas.
"Dakota, the minute we finished the legislative session, we I brought all the cabinet leaders together. We had tech leaders that were the leading in AI from where we were at the time. It seems like two..."