AI data centres, water lockdowns, and mass surveillance

AI data centres are being built everywhere, and they are straining our electricity and water supplies. It is serious enough that the UN has called Ireland a "cautionary tale" for the rest of the world, while Irish regulators have warned of rolling blackouts if data centre demand is not brought under control. Data centres now account for around 23% of Ireland's entire electricity usage.ChatGPT, as another example, uses more electricity than 117 countries combined.But what is the truth?Are these data centres really being used by ordinary people, or is something else going on?