In Florida, the AI Race and Data Centers Meet Hurricane Season

The global AI race won’t be won in Silicon Valley alone. It may hinge just as much on whether places like Florida can keep the lights on after a hurricane.

The United States is pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into the infrastructure that will power artificial intelligence, cloud computing, advanced wireless networks, and immersive technologies. But too much of the debate treats data centers as self-contained fortresses — as if the story ends at the server rack.

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