Salt Lake City is getting a ton of new data centers for AI, but leaders are stuck on how fast to build them and what it'll cost. Should we hit the gas or pump the brakes?
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Rising — being discussed more frequently. 4 mentions in the last 30 days, 1 the 60 before.
This could mean big bucks for the city, but also hefty costs for infrastructure and services.
Tech companies and the city's economy could get a boost, but residents might see more traffic and higher taxes.
No groups negatively affected
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When it comes to the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence software, computing power is king and right now, demand for data center processing capacity is far outstripping supply.Utah currently plays host to 48 operational data centers that...