MUMBAI
\nThe view from Indian engineer Tushar Shetty\u2019s Mumbai apartment captures a tension playing out around the world as the artificial intelligence boom fuels an unprecedented data-center building spree.
\nWhat was once a stretch of lush greenery outside his 21st-floor window is now a scar of red earth where trees were felled to make way for an Amazon facility that forms part of the tech giant\u2019s planned $21 billion investment in AI infrastructure in India by 2030.
\n\u201cI would not have bought the house if I had known,\u201d said the 46-year-old, lamenting a purchase made just five months ago.
\nFrom the suburbs of Virginia to the outskirts of Amsterdam and Dublin, residents have increasingly rebelled against the spread of AI data centers, complaining of noise, surging electricity consumption, water stress and industrialization of residential neighborhoods.
\nThat resistance is gaining ground in India, where Amazon, Google and Microsoft are pouring billions into facilities that advance Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s ambition to host \u201cthe whole world\u2019s data,\u201d stretching from Maharashtra in the west to Andhra Pradesh in the south.
\nUnable for now to match the frontier models emerging from the US and China, India is pursuing a different path, betting that dominance in the \u200cphysical backbone of \u200cartificial intelligence may prove just as valuable.
\nThe strategy sits at the heart of Modi\u2019s investment pitch as the \u200cworld\u2019s back office loses its shine, even as the ambition collides with concerns over scarce resources and communities living alongside the infrastructure powering the digital economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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