It's a microcosm of the challenges the AI boom is running into across the country.
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PHOENIX — This desert region has become a bellwether for the nation's data center growth as the tech sector grapples with rising temperatures and scarce resources.
Why it matters: Arizona is an extreme microcosm of the challenges the AI boom is running into across the country, as tech companies race to build data centers demanding massive amounts of power and testing local water supplies.
The scramble for electricity has become the gold rush beneath the AI boom.
Can AI save us from the AI industry’s endless thirst for water? Outlook not so good.
When a multibillion-dollar AI data center proposal pitted developers against a handful of rural Arizona residents, the locals…
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Arizona electricity costs haven't risen much, but major data center projects are on the horizon.
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