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US 'needs more Christianity' to prepare workforce for AI, energy official says

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An official with the Department of Energy has said the US needs “more Christianity” to better prepare its workforce. Tommy Joyce, the US Department of Energy's acting assistant secretary for the Office of International Affairs, was speaking during a panel discussion on Tuesday at the United States Energy Association ( USEA ) forum, where officials, energy analysts and technology experts discussed the Pax Silica AI consortium. Mr Joyce said that although the US seemed to be “doing a good job right now”, and that schools were starting to team up with various initiatives to place more emphasis on fostering future engineering, nuclear and artificial intelligence talent, a “larger question” needs to be addressed. “I hate to say it, but I think a lot of people need more Christianity,” he added. “I mean, we need to focus on how are we going to continue growing and focus on the right things and not just being materialistic.” The Department of Energy has not yet responded to The National's requ

First report: Christianity and the Three Cultures — theimaginativeconservative.org, 15d