As $90 billion in AI and energy investments take root, Pennsylvania is rolling out a multipronged strategy to become a national data center powerhouse. We examine how the

CoreWeave's $6 billion investment in Pennsylvania suggests there could be vast promise for AI data centers in a state already leading in energy production.

(Reuters) -CoreWeave plans to spend up to $6 billion on building a new artificial intelligence data center in Pennsylvania, as part of a push by U.S. President Donald Trump to maintain the country’s edge in the booming technology sector,

Some of the investments promised during the AI and energy summit​ on Tuesday at Carnegie Mellon University included AI data centers, which can require massive amounts of energy to run.

Agencies in at least 28 states and the District of Columbia have issued guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in K-12 schools. Pennsylvania is not among them.

The Shapiro administration is slashing red tape and has given developers the green light so Pennsylvania will move at the “speed of business” and become a global competitor in AI. Not everyone is happy about it.

Pennsylvania joins a national trend of AI deepfake regulation, with over 38 pieces of legislation being introduced in 18 states this year. Additionally, 80 laws were passed in 2024 to push back on deepfakes, and another 15 were enacted in 2023.

Pennsylvania's House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill regulating the use of deepfakes in election campaigns, joining a growing list of states trying to put guardrails on the technology.