While many Americans resist, China embraces AI data center boom
Summary
China is building a large network of AI data centers in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, where abundant energy, cold weather, and lower land and labor costs support construction. The projects are bringing jobs to the region as China seeks to expand its AI capabilities.Key Facts
- Dozens of data centers are under construction in Inner Mongolia, more than in any other region of China.
- Ulanqab has wind and solar power as well as fossil-fuel energy, and its cold climate can reduce data-center cooling costs.
- Up to 30,000 workers from across China have been brought in to help build the Ulanqab AI hub.
- Data centers in China cost about one-fifth as much to build as those in the United States, according to experts cited in the passage.
- A local farmer said the construction had not affected his farmland and viewed the changes positively.
- Chinese officials hope the region’s data-center expansion will help China surpass the United States in artificial intelligence.
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