stakeholder · SH13

Developing nations (exported environmental costs)

Top evidence

Broken promises, confiscated land: the hyperscale AI datacentre being built in a tiny Indian village

The Guardian AI

A $15bn Google AI data center project in a small Indian village has led to local land confiscation and broken promises, causing significant adverse socio-economic effects for the community. This exemplifies the negative local impacts of rapid AI infrastructure build-out.

CoreWeave Enters APAC Data Center Race With Indonesia Expansion

Data Center Knowledge

CoreWeave's expansion into Indonesia with new data centers signals the accelerating build-out of AI infrastructure in the APAC region, raising concerns about the environmental and socio-economic impacts on local communities and resources.