Hunger Games: AI’s Demand for Resources Poses Promise and Peril to Rural America

Commentary: AI’s Demand for Resources Poses Promise and Peril to Rural America

by James Varney   More than three millennia ago, indigenous people built a massive ceremonial mound a few miles from here, an engineering marvel called Poverty Point and one of the oldest known building projects in North America. Today, this is ground zero for what may prove a defining feature of the 21st century’s landscape. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is constructing a gargantuan, $10 billion data center that tech executives, lawmake…

Promise & Peril to Rural America of AI Demand

James Varney, RealClearInvestigations HOLLY RIDGE, La. – More than three millennia ago, indigenous people built a massive ceremonial mound a few miles from here, an engineering marvel called...

Hunger Games: AI’s Demand for Resources Poses Promise and Peril to Rural America

HOLLY RIDGE, La. – More than three millennia ago, indigenous people built a massive ceremonial mound a few miles from here, an engineering marvel called Poverty Point and one of the oldest known building projects in North America. Today, this…