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Sherbrooke | Why is an AI data center project causing controversy?
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from La Presse · Canada · North America
They were practically unknown to the public a few months ago, but today, data centers are making headlines. Because the use of AI is exploding, and the construction of infrastructure to host it is giving rise to protests everywhere on the planet.
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