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Could AI data centre backlash spill over into quantum computing?
Original: Will the backlash against AI data centres hit quantum computing too?
New Scientist examines whether growing public and political resistance to AI data centres — driven by concerns over energy use, water consumption and local impacts — could also affect quantum computing projects, which rely on similar large-scale infrastructure and investment. As scrutiny of AI facilities intensifies worldwide, the question is whether quantum computing will be drawn into the same debate or continue to be viewed separately.
Why now: Rising opposition to AI data centres is prompting debate about which other computing technologies might face similar scrutiny.
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