Premium: The AI Data Center Financial Crisis

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Summary:

• **Data centers use a lot of electricity and water**: Data centers are huge buildings filled with computers that store all the information we use online, like photos, videos, and games. These buildings need so much electricity to keep the computers cool and running that they're using up a lot of energy and water, which can be a problem for the environment and for towns that don't have enough water.

• **We need to find better solutions**: Because more people are using the internet and artificial intelligence (AI) every day, we need even more data centers in the future. Scientists and engineers are working on ways to make data centers use less energy and water, like using cooler locations or finding new cooling methods, so we can keep using technology without hurting our planet.

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