AI Data Centers: Powering Innovation & Environmental Concerns ⚡

The ambition for AI technology seems almost endless. But achieving that ambition has an environmental cost, given the amount of energy required to power the large-scale compute.

7.30’s Rhiannon Shine and Emily Jane Smith report.

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