# Sudden need for hundreds of data centers?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-need-for-hundreds-of-data-centers/1034972>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 13, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-need-for-hundreds-of-data-centers/1034972 "2026-11-13T17:58:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-need-for-hundreds-of-data-centers/1034972/1 "2026-11-13T17:58:51Z")

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Is this because of the anticipated rapid growth of AI?

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-need-for-hundreds-of-data-centers/1034972/2 "2026-11-13T18:07:02Z")

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Yes. Without AI the growth would be much for gradual–but would still be increasing because of the growth of cloud computing, the increasing computerization in the world, etc.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-need-for-hundreds-of-data-centers/1034972/3 "2026-11-13T18:21:17Z")

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It is a mad rush to get mad cash before the public gets mad enough to put the brakes on.

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**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-need-for-hundreds-of-data-centers/1034972/4 "2026-11-13T20:31:51Z")

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What Czarcasm said. Everyone’s chasing the bubble before it implodes.