While most AI infrastructure interventions tend to involve legislation, regulation, investments (see subsection below), or some combination of all three, some governments have adopted a soft policy approach to AI infrastructure. For example, the UK has developed AI Growth Zones to stimulate the rapid deployment of AI data centres, while its National Semiconductor Strategy calls for the UK to retain its leading position in semiconductor R&D and design, both without the use of dedicated investment or legislative instruments.
Beyond the legal mandates for local sourcing of technology mentioned earlier, officials in China have also informally pressured local companies to source locally produced AI semiconductors. In relation to data infrastructure, governments hosting data enrichment workers, such as Kenya, have participated in ILO-led national social dialogue to promote decent work conditions for such workers.
Government Interventions in AI
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