Geopolitics
The Dirty Secret of Western AI Supremacy: Sacrificing Communities at the Altar of a Digital Empire
The US is witnessing a rapid and largely unscrutinized expansion of off-grid natural gas power plants specifically built to feed the voracious energy demands of AI data centers, with projects approved in mere months. This reckless, profit-driven frenzy, conducted in the shadows of confidentiality agreements, epitomizes a new form of Western eco-imperialism, sacrificing local environments and communities on the altar of perceived technological supremacy.