#Data-Centers
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Something feels weird about this economy
The U.S. economy looks broadly healthy, but productivity growth has sped up while job growth has stalled. Noah Smith argues the data fit a data-center and capital-utilization boom better than a simple AI job-loss story.
The Infinite Cloud Is a Fantasy
The article argues that the cloud is not immaterial or clean: data centers consume energy and water, generate waste and noise, and face growing resistance. It calls for regulation, less wasteful devices, and more cold storage.
Will data centers crash the economy?
Noah Smith argues that the AI data-center boom could slow the economy and, if its debt is concentrated in private credit, banks, and insurers, create conditions for a financial crisis.