AI Data Base Centers Versus Humanity

On July 23, 2025, President Trump signed three executive orders aimed at solidifying U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence, with one specifically targeting the acceleration of data center construction. This move, part of a broader “AI Action Plan,” revokes the Biden era executive order that imposed stricter DEI and climate requirements on AI infrastructure development. The new policy promotes the use of federal lands, including Brownfield and Superfund sites, for data center projects and leverages the FAST-41 framework to expedite permits for qualifying projects. Brownfield and Superfund sites are basically former industrial sites, generally found in urban areas that are complicated by the potential presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. The administration’s goal is to facilitate rapid infrastructure buildout to support AI’s computational demands, positioning the U.S. to outpace global competitors, particularly China, in technocratic innovation. A $500 billion private sector partnership has already been formed with companies like OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank to construct up to 20 AI data centers across the U.S. Meanwhile, Meta has unveiled ambitious plans to build massive AI data centers, including the “Hyperion” project in Louisiana, projected to scale up to 5 gigawatts of computational power over several years, and the “Prometheus” cluster in Ohio, set to come online in 2026 with 1 gigawatt and 500,000 GPUs. Additionally, Meta is developing multiple “Titan clusters,” with each facility’s footprint rivaling significant portions of Manhattan. Meta plans to deploy between 2.75 and 3 million GPUs across its clusters. Enough energy to power millions of homes. Additionally, data centers use water for cooling servers and other IT equipment to prevent overheating. A hyperscale center can guzzle 3-5 million gallons per day. In 2021, data centers collectively consumed 449 million gallons per day. While the rest of America consumed 39 billion gallons per day. So data centers used roughly an additional 1% of water resources. New categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act and streamlined Clean Water Act permits, aim to remove barriers to data center construction, potentially increasing reliance on energy intensive sources like coal, as outlined in an April 2025 executive order promoting coal infrastructure for AI facilities. A resource that Democrats want to eliminate. The road to AI innovation is now entering a new phase. Establishing and maintaining dominance in AI data centers is critical for a country to lead as AI data centers process vast datasets, train sophisticated models, and drive innovations in fields like healthcare, finance, defense, and manufacturing. But the innovation of surveillance and a technocracy lurks within. It is vitally important that Americans continue to be fully aware of any technocratic encroachment on their Bill of Rights.