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Starve the Machine
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Starve the Machine

It's not just about the data center's ugly, box store footprint. It’s also about impact AI is having on broader communities

Behind every clever AI response is a massive, windowless data center humming with heat.

From the water-starved plains of West Texas to the sprawling Stargate megaprojects in Wisconsin, the infrastructure that powers ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude is eating up natural resources and altering the landscapes of countless communities.

And while news headlines are…

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