Use this map to find the data centers in your backyard
中文摘要
Isabelle Reksopuro 开发了一个交互式地图,用于追踪数据中心建设和 AI 政策,旨在应对有关科技公司土地利用的误导信息。
English Summary
Isabelle Reksopuro created an interactive map tracking data center construction and AI policy to combat misinformation regarding land use by tech companies.
An interactive map tracking data center construction and AI policy, built by Isabelle Reksopuro. When Oregon resident Isabelle Reksopuro heard Google was gobbling up public land to fuel its data centers in her home state, she didn't initially know what to believe. "There's a lot of misinformation about data centers," she said. "Google has denied taking that land." Technically, she explains, The Dalles, a city near the Washington state border, sought to reclaim that land, "and Google is just a big, unnamed power user." The city had in fact asked for ownership of a 150-acre portion of Mount Hood National Forest, claiming it needs access to Mount Hood's watershed to meet municipal needs as its population - 16,010 as of the 2020 census - … Read the full story at The Verge.