The AI boom requires massive data centers that consume enormous amounts of water and energy.
Tech CEOs have plans for hundreds more hyperscale facilities in the coming years, but activists around the world are fighting back to protect their communities and force us to ask who really benefits from the future Silicon Valley is building.
https://disconnect.blog/ai-is-fueling-a-data-center-boom/
#tech #ai #chatgpt #openai #google
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