@pbsnews: Hundreds of billions of dollars are being spent right now constructing massive facilities to house and run the computers that are needed for the spiking demand for artificial intelligence But as those centers are being built, communities across the country are in open revolt, protesting about the enormous amounts of water and energy that these centers require. Could those data centers be placed in outer space or out at sea? Host William Brangham discussed that idea with Michael E. Webber, author of "Power Trip: The Story of Energy.” Horizons from PBS News, dives into the science, health, technology and environmental issues making headlines each week. Visit the PBS News website to watch this week's episode. #pbs #horizons #datacenters #AI

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They’re the size of shopping malls, they cannot carry remotely enough data to make it efficient to launch and maintain. Elon over-promises and under-delivers as a rule.

2026-06-13 16:36:28

curious12345💙🇺🇲 :

maybe find out if Elon Musk has addressed his drug use problems before we listen to him?

2026-06-13 16:07:45

Lauralie :

The rationale is using data for massive profits

2026-06-13 18:50:36

DuPuys Poor Fellows In Christ :

Ya sure ...

2026-06-13 17:14:52

Aazi :

If these have actual longevity... offshore will be cheaper. Offshore is more expensive up front. Stop putting shit in space.

2026-06-13 16:27:30

Terrah Lindsay Creates :

How about NO data centers on earth

2026-06-13 16:09:41

quetzalcoatl :

If the data is outside of United States then constitutional law does not apply. They can do whatever they want with surveillance of data outside of US

2026-06-13 18:11:53

CatB :

China has them in the ocean. Why not here? Leave the land alone!

2026-06-13 16:12:50

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