@VraserX: A new German data center will initially have power capacity comparable to roughly 600,000 households while directly emp…
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A new German data center will have power capacity comparable to 600,000 households but employ only 120 people, highlighting the high energy demand and low local employment typical of AI infrastructure.
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A new German data center will initially have power capacity comparable to roughly 600,000 households while directly employing around 120 people.
This is what makes AI infrastructure politically weird.
Huge economic importance. Huge energy demand. Surprisingly little local employment.
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