US data centres: Residents say they should not bear the cost

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Turning now to the second part of our four days of special coverage on The World of AI. Demand for data centres is rising as the use of artificial intelligence grows. In Virginia, an area known as “Data Centre Alley” is home to dozens of facilities, clearly visible in satellite images. But homeowners say they should not be the ones bearing the cost. Al Jazeera’s Matthew Torres explains. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #DataCentres #DataCenters #Virginia #AIInfrastructure #AITechnology #DataInfrastructure #VirginiaDataCenters #TheWorldOfAI #AlJazeeraEnglish

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