
AI Data Centers, Human Brain Cells and the Fight for Water
On this episode of Across the Pond, Trent Loos welcomes Councillor Ingrid from Wagga Wagga, Australia, to expose the hidden costs of the AI data center boom. They examine a proposed 1.4-gigawatt hyperscale data center that could drain a megalitre of water daily from aquifers already facing PFAS contamination. Ingrid reveals Singapore is now building data centers powered by human neurons, raising serious ethical concerns. Trent questions why new centers are needed when U.S. facilities run at just 17% capacity. They break down Australian water rights, property easements, groundwater access, and North Dakota's Lake Sakakawea and Devils Lake water projects.




