The month of March saw tech giant Oracle affirm its already tight relationship with the US government as it expanded its influence via Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies. These latest developments further cement Oracle among the leading Big Tech firms "winning" under the second Trump administration.

In fact, on Trump's second day back in the White House, he announced the controversial $500 billion Stargate AI project, which directly involved Oracle. Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle, was present for the announcement as his company pledged $100 billion to kickstart the effort to build new data centers to power AI initiatives, including developing an mRNA "cancer vaccine." Since that time, the relationship between the US government and Oracle has only grown stronger.

Here's a look at Oracle's recent moves and why they matter:

March 5 – The Signing of the Ratepayer Protection Pledge

The heads of numerous AI and technology companies gathered at the White House to sign the so-called "Ratepayer Protection Pledge," aimed at keeping costs of new AI data centers from impacting Americans. Companies involved include Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, xAI, and, of course, Oracle.

"Under this new agreement, Big Tech companies are committing to fully cover the cost of increased electricity production required for AI data centers—and that would mean prices for American communities will not go up, but in many cases, will actually come down," Trump said in a press release for the pledge.

Oracle stated that it is "committed to paying our own way on energy, hiring locally, protecting local water resources, and enriching communities across the country." The mention of protecting water sources comes as a growing number of communities are opposing new data centers due to strains on local water supplies.

While this pledge, if maintained, is a net positive for Americans concerned about rising costs related to the ever-increasing construction of data centers, it is yet another example of industry and government assuming that Americans actually want more data centers. There has been little to no public consultation or comment period for the construction of these facilities—just another push toward the Technocratic State where AI is ubiquitous.