Column: AI boom, data centers are facing challenges in securing land and power due to physical restrictions

July 5, 2024 6:23 PM GMT+9 (some excerpts)

What has become the center of attention due to the artificial intelligence (AI) boom is semiconductors made by NVIDIA and the AI “chat (chat) GPT” that generates open AI. However, behind that, construction of data centers that train and operate generative AI models has rapidly expanded, supporting enthusiasm.
NVIDIA Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang (CEO) predicts that total investment in data centers will double to 2 trillion dollars over the next 5 years. However, data centers are facing issues such as securing construction sites, power supply, and cooling capacity, etc., and these physical factors seem to limit the AI boom.