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Landowners and local communities fight back on AI-driven expansion of high-voltage power lines
PBSยท14 days ago

AI's massive energy demands are forcing the expansion of high-voltage power lines, creating conflicts with landowners and local communities who are being displaced or having infrastructure imposed on them against their will. This represents the hidden physical costs of AI development being externalized onto vulnerable populations.
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