Wired West: The Impact of AI Data Centers
Tech giants like Meta, Google, and Amazon are transforming the Mountain West with the construction of massive data centers.
These data centers, likened to the nervous system of artificial intelligence, are economic drivers but also raise concerns about energy and water use, and pollution.
Arizona has become a hotspot for data centers, with
"It's really growing very fast in Arizona and around the country — more so in the last two years,"according to DPR Construction project executive Tom Maples.
Author's summary: Data centers transform the Mountain West.