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AI Now Institute maps corporate power in US data center boom

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The AI Now Institute has released a working draft of a report detailing the corporate power players behind the booming US data center industry. The research aims to equip local communities and advocates with information to counter unchecked data center development by identifying key financial and operational entities. The report highlights that the industry's expansion primarily benefits already powerful players like private equity firms, Big Tech, developers, and energy companies, rather than representing new technological frontiers. AI

IMPACT Provides critical context for communities and advocates challenging the environmental and social impacts of AI infrastructure development.

RANK_REASON The cluster is based on a research report from an institute focused on AI and society, detailing industry players and their influence. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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AI Now Institute maps corporate power in US data center boom

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  1. AI Now Institute TIER_1 English(EN) · AI Now Institute ·

    Report and Community Resources: Corporate Power Players in the Data Center Industry

    <p>This working draft of AI Now’s upcoming report traces corporate power in the data center industry in the United States, focusing on the flows of money and power that determine who both drives and benefits from the current data center boom. The aim of this research is to help l…

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