Jensen Huang says AI data centers can fix the very grid they’re straining
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang argues that the AI industry must improve community relations regarding data center construction. He suggests that these facilities could actually help modernize the energy grid and lower costs through sustainable energy investment.
Why it matters
As AI infrastructure faces public backlash over energy consumption, industry leaders are attempting to reframe data centers as assets for national reindustrialization and grid stability.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the entire AI ecosystem has "to do a much better job working with the communities" on data centers. Bloomberg/Getty Images Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the industry has to do a "better" job working with communities. Huang is the latest voice in tech to acknowledge that something has to change. Polling shows many in the US have turned hard against data center construction. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the AI industry needs to do "better" when it comes to data centers. "The technology industry, the builders, and, have to do a much better job working with the communities to get prepared for this AI infrastructure build-out," Huang told CNBC's Jim Cramer on Wednesday when asked about how Nvidia's customers could show communities they are serious about data center concerns.
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