In the USA, "the AI boom is fueling a frenzy of data centers that are competing with residential homes for capital, power, water, and even sonic space. The result is a housing market stuck in neutral, with the potential for higher bills on the horizon, and neighborhoods kept awake by the hum of chillers designed to keep machines-not people-cool."
https://www.sfgate.com/realestate/article/ai-s-hidden-side-effects-why-your-mortgage-21016539.php
There are so many hidden costs to AI.
Gerry McGovern
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