Ellison Pushes U.S. Data Consolidation at Summit

Larry Ellison, Oracle's co-founder, advocates for the consolidation of U.S. national data into a single database to enhance AI model effectiveness, suggesting this could reduce governmental waste and fraud while improving public services. He highlighted this idea during a session with former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair at the World Government Summit in Dubai, citing potential benefits such as improved healthcare outcomes. Critics fear such a unified database could lead to mass surveillance, a concept Ellison has previously supported. Concurrently, OpenAI's decision to host data in Europe emphasizes data sovereignty and compliance with GDPR, reflecting a growing trend toward ethical AI practices. These discussions occur amidst Oracle's collaboration with OpenAI and others in the Stargate initiative, aimed at expanding U.S. AI infrastructure. The move towards unified data is seen as a step to harness AI's full potential, especially in diagnosing and treating diseases more effectively.