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SUMMARY:Hyperscaling: Policy and Protest in the AI Supply Chain
DESCRIPTION:Data centers are having a moment. From the White House to 
 county commissioner meetings\, data centers are being trumpeted for their 
 promise to reshape economies and secure national dominance. At the same 
 time\, as tech companies race to lead the global AI market\, billion-dollar 
 data center deals have been the subject of headlines\, lawsuits\, and 
 public backlash. In this presentation\, Dr. Dustin Edwards from San Diego 
 State University tracks the policy developments\, financial arrangements\, 
 and energy configurations that have paved the way for the rapid 
 construction of hyperscale AI data centers in the U.S. In doing so\, Dr. 
 Edwards proposes that the conceptual language of “hyperscaling” offers 
 more than a technical definition of computational 
 infrastructure.\n\nHyperscaling\, Dr. Edwards argues\, also names a project 
 of total capture\, an intensified extractive ideology and capitalist logic 
 whereby energy\, water\, land\, minerals\, and human bodies are sacrificed 
 for a future imagined by tech CEOs and their financial boosters.\n\nDrawing 
 on qualitative interviews with frontline communities where data centers are 
 being proposed\, Dr. Edwards also insists that this future is not a 
 foregone conclusion. In a moment of unchecked growth and little 
 governmental oversight\, data center opposition coalitions have scaled in 
 their own right\, demanding a different and less extractive vision for a 
 collective future. \n\nJoin the WVU Humanities Center\, the Department of 
 English\, and the Department of Geology and Geography for this important 
 lecture in \n\n202 Brooks Hall at 4 p.m. (Please note room change.)\n\nThis 
 event is free and open to the public. No registration is required\, but is 
 encouraged for planning purposes.
ORGANIZER;CN="Sharon Ryan":MAILTO:sharon.ryan@mail.wvu.edu
CATEGORIES:Humanities Center
CONTACT;CN="Sharon Ryan":MAILTO:sharon.ryan@mail.wvu.edu
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