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Most new U.S. AI data centers are being built in drought zones — two-thirds of 809 planned projects set for areas with water shortages (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 3 days ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

except the AI chips and equipment are pratically useless for commercial use.

[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 2 points 3 days ago

And the depreciation of hardware is magnitudes faster than fiver optic cables. You can't slowly snatch up hardware over the course of a decade. In a decade it would be electronic scrap.