The Distributed AI Dilemma: Can Home-Based Compute Nodes Solve the Data Center Siting Crisis?
Executive Overview The explosive growth of artificial intelligence has collided with an immovable physical barrier: local communities do not want the massive data centers required to power it. As hyperscale campuses demand unprecedented amounts of electricity and water, public backlash has transformed from localized murmurs into a coordinated, multi-front political resistance. State moratoriums, organized neighborhood…
