亚利桑那州的数据中心消耗大量的水和电力，目前运营需要2.3吉瓦，计划中的扩建可能再增加8.5吉瓦。与此同时，美国国会议员越来越多地使用人工智能工具来处理起草演讲、管理选民沟通和准备立法材料等任务，而且通常监管很少。 AI
影响 人工智能在政府中的应用引发了对监管和资源分配的质疑，可能影响政策和基础设施的发展。
排序理由 该集群讨论了数据中心对资源的影响以及政界人士使用人工智能的情况，属于对人工智能的社会和基础设施影响的评论。
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Arizona Republic: Data centers guzzle Arizona’s water and power. We calculated how much. “The Republic found that data centers already operating in the region have a combined capacity of at least 2.3 gigawatts. That’s enough power to serve a medium-sized city composed of 300,000 …
Washington Post: Chatbots are doing the work of Congress with little oversight. “Across the Capitol, lawmakers and staffers are using artificial intelligence to write speeches and news releases, sort constituent mail, prepare questions for congressional hearings and draft amendme…