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EPISODE · Aug 12, 2026 · 26 MIN

They Are Lying to You About Pakistan’s New AI Data Centers | Dil ki Baat

from Thought Behind Things · host Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi

Join the Inner Circle, my weekly letter on AI, building, and being early to what's coming:https://muzamilhasan.com/inner-circleRead the thesis, the one idea behind everything I'm building:https://muzamilhasan.com/thesisMy website:https://muzamilhasan.comWill the new Sky47 AI Data Center drink all of Pakistan's water and destroy our power grid? In this episode of Dil Ki Baat, [FIX THIS SENTENCE — your paste scrambled it. Suggested: I break down the panic that erupted across Pakistan and expose the actual math behind data center water consumption.] From solving our crippling grid capacity payments to building Sovereign AI, this is why local data centers are a matter of national security.On this Dil Ki Baat episode, we look past the sensational headlines to understand the macro-economic realities of technology. Recently, the launch of the Sky47 Data Center in Capital Smart City sparked outrage online, with educated Pakistanis claiming it will cause severe water and electricity shortages. Today, I am breaking down the first principles of AI infrastructure. We explore why Pakistan's 1/3rd grid utilization makes us the perfect candidate to export AI compute (tokens), why the water usage is literally 0.01%, and why building Sovereign AI is as critical today as the nuclear program was in the 1970s. If we don't build our own data centers, we face a new era of digital colonization.Instagram: https://instagram.com/muzamilhasanLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muzamilhasan

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