THE TIMES (London): America’s ‘Steel City’ taking on Silicon Valley as AI powerhouse
The Times (London) feature by Luisa Clarence-Smith on Pittsburgh’s push to rival Silicon Valley in AI. Joanna is featured as a key leader in Pittsburgh’s AI development, organizing collaboration across business, academia, and government to advance the region’s AI ecosystem.
“Pittsburgh has a moment to own. AI is the growth accelerant for the Pittsburgh economy, from a jobs and population standpoint.” —Joanna Doven
When President Trump gathered some of America’s most powerful business leaders in Pittsburgh in July to announce $90 billion of investments in energy and artificial intelligence infrastructure, he hailed the former industrial powerhouse as being at the forefront of a “true golden age for America”.
Dave Vater, 55, an Uber driver from Pittsburgh, who is in the first generation of men in his family to not work in a steel mill since the 1890s, is among the many yet to be convinced by the AI data centre investments from companies including Google, Meta and Anthropic.
