Inside the Arctic data center powering Microsoft and OpenAI's AI infrastructure
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Billy Perrigo / Narvik, Norway
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A British startup called Nscale is building a massive AI data center complex in a remote Norwegian valley above the Arctic Circle, intended for use by Microsoft and OpenAI. The facility represents the physical infrastructure powering the AI revolution, with the article exploring the strategic, environmental, and logistical implications of situating such energy-intensive operations in the Arctic.
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bskyInside the Arctic data center powering Microsoft and OpenAI's AI infrastructuretime.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledStanding atop a skeleton of reinforced steel, Torkjell Lund surveys his domain.
This gigantic data-center complex is being built by the British startup Nscale for use by Microsoft and its customer, OpenAI.
Data centers are the engines of the AI revolution: cavernous
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