Data centers meet resistance over environmental concerns as AI boom spreads in Latin America

<p>An expert describes how communities in some of the world’s driest areas are demanding transparency as secretive governments court billions in foreign investment</p><p><em>This Q&amp;A originally appeared as part of The Guardian’s TechScape newsletter. <strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/info/2022/sep/20/sign-up-for-the-techscape-newsletter-our-free-technology-email">Sign up for this weekly newsletter here</a></strong></em>.</p><p>The data centers that power the artificial intelligence boom are beyond<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global/2025/nov/04/the-mind-boggling-valuations-of-ai-companies"> enormous</a>. Their financials, their physical scale, and the amount of information contained within are so massive that the idea of stopping their construction can seem like opposing an avalanche in progress.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/10/data-centers-latin-america">Continue reading...</a>