Taiwan’s $3.2 billion plan for ‘AI island’ with data centers, quantum hubs, and AI robotics labs faces risks — power and geopolitical headwinds may threaten country’s ambition

Taiwan has confirmed it will allocate over NT$100 billion (around US$3.2 billion) for a multi-year national AI infrastructure plan, to become a global leader in AI compute and hardware by 2040. Modeled on the industrialization blueprint that drove the country’s 1970s boom, the “AI island” initiative will fund ten flagship projects focused on large-scale AI compute clusters, research hubs for photonics and quantum technologies, and an expanded robotics industry built on Taiwan’s manufacturing…