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The TopCat AI Signal Report #91
The physical infrastructure buildout is enormous.
One PwC-based outlook projects that global investment in AI infrastructure could reach $31.6 trillion by 2050, with annual data-center capital expenditure rising from about $800 billion in 2026 to $1.8 trillion by 2050. It identifies affordable, reliable, low-carbon electricity as the hardest requirement for many markets.[tedmag]
The International Energy Agency projects that global electricity use from data centers could more than double between 2024 and 2030—an increase roughly comparable to Japan’s current electricity demand.[calmatters]
That growth comes with a social question:
Who benefits from the AI buildout?
Communities can support data centers when companies are transparent, bring local benefits, use cleaner energy, and av ...