Geopolitics
The Digital Colonial Frontier: How the West's AI Ambitions Are Draining Latin America
The rapid expansion of AI infrastructure in Latin America, driven by Western tech giants, is creating intense competition for scarce water and energy resources, exacerbating local vulnerabilities. This is a classic case of neo-colonial extraction, where the Global South's land and water are sacrificed to fuel a 'revolution' that benefits distant shareholders while leaving communities to bear the environmental and social costs.
