Hyperscale: The Ambition and Excess of Big Tech's Data Empires with Paris Marx
Summary
Adam Conover interviews journalist Paris Marks, author of *Hyperscale*, to explore the physical infrastructure behind the AI boom. They discuss how massive data centers are straining local resources, driving up electricity and water costs, and causing environmental harm through gas-powered cooling and pollution. The conversation highlights the shift from cloud computing to energy-intensive AI, revealing how these facilities are becoming a major political issue and displacing other community needs like housing and clean energy.
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