No one wanted this polluted site—until AI showed up.
Now it’s set to become a power-hungry data center.
What does that mean for energy, jobs, and the community?
After many years of relatively flat demand, the U.S. power system is witnessing significant growth. There is no doubt that the AI revolution is a big part of that paradigm change and excitement, but not all energy sources are equally suited to the task and timelines."
"There’s a full-on race in the tech industry, and in tech-centric investment communities, to spend billions of dollars on new AI-infused infrastructures. The furious pace of expanding manufacturing to produce AI-capable silicon chips and simultaneously building massive, AI-infused datacenters is shattering the illusion that a digital economy enables a decoupling of economic growth from rising energy use."
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Environmental Impact: Generative AI systems require vast amounts of energy and water. For instance, training models like GPT-4 has led...
