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AI’s appetite for power and water is growing as fast as its role in daily life. In 2024, artificial intelligence data centers accounted for roughly 4% of the U.S.’s electricity consumption. This figure is expected to more than double by 2030. To meet those increasing demands, several of Silicon Valley’s biggest names have turned theirContinue reading “AI outgrows Earth”
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