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How Data Centers Actually Work
Manage episode 515173165 series 1670773
Tech giants have been investing hundreds of billions of dollars into AI data centers just this year alone. But as the deals pile up, so have the concerns around their viability and sustainability. Mike and Lauren sit down with WIRED’s Molly Taft to discuss how these energy hungry facilities actually work; the different industry interests at stake; and whether it’ll all come crumbling down.
Articles mentioned in this episode:
- The AI Industry’s Scaling Obsession Is Headed for a Cliff | WIRED
- OpenAI's Blockbuster AMD Deal Is a Bet on Near-Limitless Demand for AI | WIRED
- A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers | WIRED
- How Much Energy Does AI Use? The People Who Know Aren’t Saying | WIRED
Join WIRED’s best and brightest as they provide an insider analysis of the overlap between tech and politics, from the influence of Silicon Valley on the Trump administration to how inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots fanned the fire on social protests.
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices460 episodes
Manage episode 515173165 series 1670773
Tech giants have been investing hundreds of billions of dollars into AI data centers just this year alone. But as the deals pile up, so have the concerns around their viability and sustainability. Mike and Lauren sit down with WIRED’s Molly Taft to discuss how these energy hungry facilities actually work; the different industry interests at stake; and whether it’ll all come crumbling down.
Articles mentioned in this episode:
- The AI Industry’s Scaling Obsession Is Headed for a Cliff | WIRED
- OpenAI's Blockbuster AMD Deal Is a Bet on Near-Limitless Demand for AI | WIRED
- A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers | WIRED
- How Much Energy Does AI Use? The People Who Know Aren’t Saying | WIRED
Join WIRED’s best and brightest as they provide an insider analysis of the overlap between tech and politics, from the influence of Silicon Valley on the Trump administration to how inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots fanned the fire on social protests.
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices460 episodes
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