Restrictions on AI Data Centers Worldwide

Artificial intelligence, It has become very popular lately. With the introduction of productive models into our lives, the daily use of these technologies has increased significantly. Although entering a site and typing a command of three or five sentences seems sufficient to use artificial intelligence, it does not work in the background. huge processing power It is necessary. Now states are imposing restrictions on data centers that provide this processing power.

New regulations for data centers

According to The Financial Times, for environmental reasons Chinese, Singapore And Ireland In countries such as Turkey, regulations that impose restrictions on the establishment of new data centers have recently been put into effect. It is especially preferred by companies due to its low tax rates and access to a high-capacity underwater cable network. Stricter regulations introduced by Irelandalso threatens future projects.

Vantage, EdgeConneX, Equinix New projects in Dublin by various data center companies such as have been rejected by the country’s energy and water regulators. New data centers were not allowed to be connected to electrical infrastructure. Germany and Loudoun in the US state of Virginia made similar regulations, requiring facilities in residential areas to use renewable energies and convert the resulting heat into energy.

International Energy AgencyHe stated that cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence consume a large amount of energy and that this consumption will double in 2026. According to the report, data centers, cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence account for 2 percent of the world’s electricity consumption. Technology companies are also evaluating alternatives at this point. For example Microsoftplans to use nuclear energy for data centers.