Location Bias: Why AI Data Centers Are Clustered in the North

To the editor: AI data centers provide rare opportunities for Ohio

Over the next decade there will be trillions of dollars invested in infrastructure for AI data centers in the United States. Now is the time for northwest Ohio to make certain we are prepared for what may be the largest economic development opportunity ever presented. Our region has already attracted billions of dollars of investment in this evolving space, and we have the opportunity to attract billions more, but only if we work together to lay…

Location Bias: Why AI Data Centers Are Clustered in the North

AI data centers are clustered in the northern hemisphere.  Data from Oxford University, reported by The New York Times earlier this week, found that only 32 nations house AI data centers. The US, the EU and China harbor most of them, and 90% are operated by US and Chinese companies.  The reason isn’t simple geographic preference: With the colossal expenditure required for constructing such centers, it makes sense that wealthier economies have de…