Summary
Big tech companies want to build more data centers to support artificial intelligence (AI) growth. They are asking the U.S. government to reduce environmental protections that slow down construction. The Trump administration seems supportive of this idea.
Key Facts
- AI development is increasing the need for data centers.
- Data centers are large facilities that store and process data.
- Environmental rules, some decades old, slow the building of these centers.
- Big tech companies want the U.S. government to make these rules less strict.
- Wired Magazine reported that big tech is lobbying the White House for these changes.
- The Trump administration seems willing to consider relaxing environmental protections.
