The AI data centre boom is coming to Canada — and it’s thirsty

The AI data centre boom is coming to Canada — and it’s thirsty
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The AI industry is growing fast and it's spending staggering sums building data centers. The huge banks of computers needed to power this new technology. But this AI infrastructure also comes with an environmental cost. When we use an AI chatbot to answer BLEC's essential questions, data centers consume water both in electricity and more directly i... Read More
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