数据中心扩张遭遇 growing 反对方声浪
为支持 ChatGPT 和 Claude 等 AI 服务，数据中心正快速扩张，但其耗电、用水、噪声和环境影响正引发公众反对。BBC Technology 报道称，美国已有 16 个州提议立法禁止或暂时阻止新设施，墨西哥、法国、印度尼西亚和英国也出现反对声音。相关争议将成为美国 11 月 3 日中期选举的重要议题，而 Brookings Center 的分析认为，超大规模设施带来的本地就业效益高于托管设施。
随着社区开始权衡 AI 发展与能源、环境及土地使用之间的矛盾，数据中心扩张正成为重要的政治与基础设施议题。
ByDaniel Thomas and the Visual Journalism Team
Until a few years ago many of us may have been blissfully unaware of what a data centre was.
These giant, warehouse-like buildings power virtually all our internet activity, from our web searches and emails to movie downloads and online banking.
They are at the heart of the AI boom, housing the advanced computer chips and servers needed to run services like ChatGPT and Claude.
But the speed at which they're growing, the enormous amount of electricity they consume and concerns about their environmental impact are fuelling a public backlash around the world.
In the US, they've become a huge issue ahead of the midterm elections on 3 November, with both Republicans and opposition Democrats coming out against their development.
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