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AI data center boom sparks backlash across the US
Original: AI arms race triggers data center boom, sparking widespread backlash across the U.S. | 60 Minutes
A 60 Minutes report examines how the race to build artificial intelligence has set off a nationwide boom in data center construction, and how communities across the United are pushing back. Residents and local officials are raising concerns over energy demand, water use, noise and strain on the power grid, as tech companies race to expand computing capacity for AI models.
Why now: Concerns over AI's energy and resource costs are mounting as companies rapidly expand data center infrastructure nationwide.
60 Minutesdata centersartificial intelligenceUnited Statestech companies
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