Is AI the new fracking?
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FINANCIAL TIMES — Are data centres becoming the new fracking? It’s a question I first saw posed in a Strategas research report back in February. Since then, growing AI backlash makes me think the answer is yes.
While Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft and others are expected to spend around $700bn building out data centres in North America this year, these “hyperscalers” are starting to face pushback about the implications of the technology. The economic and market consequences could be significant.
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