S14E6: Who Pays for the Cloud? The Politics of AI Infrastructure and Data Centers

from Age of AI · host Medlir Mema, Chris Lamont, and Young Diogenes. Art by Aubrie Mema.

AI may appear immaterial, but the cloud has a physical footprint. In this episode of Age of AI, Ford Copple joins us to discuss the data centers behind artificial intelligence, including their economic benefits, energy and water demands, local impacts, and the policy choices communities face as AI infrastructure expands.Links:Building a Human-CenteredDigital Future Sutherland Institute releases AI data center research in new series on technology policy https://www.datacenterpolicy.com

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