MIT Technology Review · AI· James O'Donnell·· 6 d ago
The backlash about data centers might really just be about electricity
The backlash about data centers might really just be about electricity
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This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. As voters went to the polls across the US last week, I was in Ashburn, Virginia, part of what’s known as Data Center Alley—the world’s largest data center hub.
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- Media and individuals; this tier's threshold is 76
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- passed：讨论AI数据中心电力需求与公众反弹
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