‘Underbelly of the AI industry’: Panel explores data centers’ ecological, economic impacts
Tomas Kauer - Moderator 
The explosion of massive data centers to handle the increasing generative demands of artificial intelligence have placed high demands on both power and the water used in cooling systems -- millions of gallons per day -- and low-income communities have typically endured the brunt of the air pollution they create. This was the topic of a March 5 webinar, "The Growing Impacts of Data Centers on Our Neighbors and God's Creation," hosted by the Washington-based Catholic Climate Covenant.
