
How the Growth of AI is Endangering the Health of Black People
A battle is brewing across the country involving AI technology, the environment and the health and well-being of Black people. As demand for AI technology grows, tech companies are building large data centers to power and operate their AI products. And these data centers — powered primarily by fossil fuels that pollute the environment with toxic chemicals — are being built disproportionately in Black neighborhoods with long histories of health problems stemming from environmental racism.