Amazon Web Services is preparing to pour more than $1 billion into American communities that host its data centers over the next five years, a direct response to mounting local resistance against the sprawling facilities that power artificial intelligence and cloud computing.
The cloud division of Amazon (AMZN) unveiled the initiative on Friday, outlining plans to fund education, job training, energy affordability programs, and water and energy conservation efforts in areas where its data centers operate. The announcement comes as more than 100 proposed moratoriums on data center construction are under consideration across the country, reflecting widespread unease about electricity demand, water consumption, and other local impacts.
“There is urgency to this data center buildout because we aren’t the only country that sees the benefits of AI for the economy and national security, and the countries that lead in AI will shape it and get the most from it,” said AWS CEO Matt Garman. He…
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