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humor Babylon Bee 2026-05-18

AI Demands: Giant Data Centers Spark New Age Fear Frenzy

Apparently, the same colossal server farms that have been humming along for years are now terrifying because AI needs a place to store its digital brain. Who knew artificial intelligence was so power-hungry it needed its own industrial revolution?


<img src="https://media.babylonbee.com/articles/6a0b723f186c66a0b723f186c7.jpg" style="width: 100%;" width="400" /><p>AI uses a lot of power, and it needs massive data centers to support it. That's why, despite data centers having existed for decades, people are suddenly running for the hills. But do they have a reason to be afraid? You be the judge.</p>

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