US data center tiff a warning for PH future -- My Manila Times column for Thursday, October 24, 2024.
The reluctance of AEP to jump at the chance to supply the AI data centers on spec from the likes of Meta, Google, Amazon, and Facebook is a message to the AI advocates that they're just not hearing. AI is simply not sustainable, for many reasons, the huge demand for energy being just one of them. Perhaps this squabble is the start of the real backlash against AI, although I would think it might take another 2-3 years for the fad to start to fade.
And of course, developments like this are something blindered developers and investment boosters here in the Philippines should pay attention to; this country has a bit of a history of being left holding the bag.
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