South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment said it was working to secure 6.3 gigawatts of electricity and 650,000 tons of water for the southwestern chip plants, along with an additional 8 gigawatts of power to support the new AI data centers
这些惊人的具体数字暴露出AI产业的隐形资源代价。14.3吉瓦的电力需求和海量水资源对韩国的气候与环保目标构成直接挑战。在AI繁荣的背后,高耗能基础设施对当地环境承载力的压榨是一个反直觉但亟待关注的关键问题。