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Residents warn of strain on water supply as AI data hubs bloom out west
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5:32Now PlayingOut west AI data centers are booming, but these structures house thousands of servers and need an enormous amount of water to keep them cool and running smoothly. In drought-prone states like Nevada, the struggle over the big tech boom and precious water has some outraged.
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