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<p>We imagine artificial intelligence (AI) in the glow of smart screens, self-adjusting traffic lights and seamless digital services. However, the true engines of this new urban age sit in vast, windowless buildings, humming at the edge of our cities. These datacenters consume enormous amounts of energy, shape where investment flows, and quietly determine who holds power in the digital city. If we care about fairness, sustainability and democratic control, we must stop treating the ‘cloud’ as intangible. The future of our cities depends on confronting the hidden infrastructure that makes urban intelligence possible.</p>

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Datacenters as core infrastructure of urban AI

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    2026年3月27日

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  • Alok Tiwari

摘要

We imagine artificial intelligence (AI) in the glow of smart screens, self-adjusting traffic lights and seamless digital services. However, the true engines of this new urban age sit in vast, windowless buildings, humming at the edge of our cities. These datacenters consume enormous amounts of energy, shape where investment flows, and quietly determine who holds power in the digital city. If we care about fairness, sustainability and democratic control, we must stop treating the ‘cloud’ as intangible. The future of our cities depends on confronting the hidden infrastructure that makes urban intelligence possible.