Dr. Rania Masri, NCEJN co-director, details how data centers and AI infrastructure burden North Carolina communities through rising electricity costs, water depletion during active drought, PFAS contamination from cooling systems, noise and land conversion. One Stokes County proposal alone covers 1,800 acres. Projects in Edgecombe and Cumberland counties face similar pressures.
Megawatts Over People: The Real Cost of Artificial Intelligence and Why It Is Not Inevitable – NCEJN
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