For months, massive data centres have been springing up all over the world. In the US alone, hundreds of new facilities are under construction or in the planning stages. Operators talk of an AI revolution, cloud computing, and the future of the digital economy. But many people are now asking themselves: What is this gigantic computing power actually needed for?<\/p>\n
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For the average user, AI often appears to be merely an improved search engine or a tool for creating images and text. At the same time, these new data centres consume enormous amounts of electricity and water \u2013 sometimes as much as entire cities. While citizens are urged to conserve energy and climate policy demands increasingly stringent restrictions, the massive energy consumption of these facilities suddenly seems to be no longer a problem.<\/p>\n
The technocratic vision behind the expansion<\/strong><\/p>\n There is more to the development of infrastructure than just economic progress. Many of the underlying concepts stem from long-term technocratic models of the future that have been discussed for years by international organizations, think tanks, and technology companies.<\/p>\n While terms like \u201cAgenda 2030<\/em>,\u201d \u201cSmart Cities<\/em>,\u201d \u201csustainable development<\/em>,\u201d and \u201cdigital transformation<\/em>\u201d may have been less prominent recently, they have by no means lost their significance. Instead, these goals are now being pursued under the guise of AI, national security, and technological competitiveness.<\/p>\n What are digital twins?<\/strong><\/p>\n A central concept is the so-called \u201cDigital Twin<\/em>\u201d. These are virtual representations of real objects, systems, or even people. These digital copies are fed with real-time data and enable simulations, predictions, and analyses.<\/p>\n Digital twins are already being used in many areas today:<\/p>\n Officially, digital twins are considered a helpful technology for increasing efficiency and improving planning. However, the same technology could also be used for comprehensive surveillance and societal control.<\/p>\n The vision of a fully digitized society<\/strong><\/p>\n The AI elites refer to concepts such as \u201cBiodigital Convergence<\/em>\u201d or futuristic scenarios in which people exist physically, but their actual interaction increasingly takes place digitally.<\/p>\n Future scenarios are being discussed in which:<\/p>\n Particular emphasis is placed on the idea of a global digital control system that could analyse virtually every movement, transaction, and social interaction using artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n Fujitsu and the \u201cSocial Digital Twin\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n A video from the Japanese corporation Fujitsu begs our attention. There, the company describes the so-called \u201cSocial Digital Twin<\/em>\u201d \u2013 a system that combines vast amounts of real-time data from traffic, weather, infrastructure, behaviour, and social activities to digitally map entire societies. According to Fujitsu, the goal is to simulate political decisions and social processes in a virtual environment in advance.<\/p>\n Officially, such systems are supposed to:<\/p>\n However, the critics raises the question of what occurs when the same infrastructure ends up in the hands of authoritarian governments or powerful corporations.<\/p>\n Singapore, China and Europe\u2019s digital cities<\/strong><\/p>\n There are numerous real-world projects worldwide:<\/p>\n Singapore<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The \u201cVirtual Singapore<\/em>\u201d project is considered one of the most advanced national digital twins. It integrates data on buildings, infrastructure, population movements, and urban systems in real time.<\/p>\n China<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Several Chinese cities are already using digital twin systems with live monitoring feeds for police and security authorities. Shanghai is frequently cited as an example. There, the systems are used for purposes including traffic monitoring, security planning, and infrastructure management.<\/p>\n Europe<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Numerous European cities are also working on similar concepts:<\/p>\n In addition, the EU funds projects such as \u201cDestination Earth<\/em>\u201d, a planetary digital twin for simulating global environmental and climate models.<\/p>\n 6G and the digital twin of the entire world<\/strong><\/p>\n In an interview, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon openly explains that 6G will not only be a faster mobile network, but the foundation for a \u201cdigital twin of the entire world<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n His statements:<\/p>\n \u2026\u2026. should be captured and analysed in real time. With the help of AI, a global digital copy of the physical world could be created.<\/p>\n This is a crucial indication of where technological development could actually lead.<\/p>\n The digital profile of the person<\/strong><\/p>\n Introducing the concept of the personal digital twin. This is not just about movement data, but about:<\/p>\n All this data is already being collected by platforms and could be combined in central AI systems in the future. This would create a highly accurate digital model of every person.<\/p>\n Dirk Helbing and the warning about \u201cneurocapitalism\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n In a TED Talk<\/em>, ETH Zurich professor Dirk Helbing warns about:<\/p>\n According to Helbing, modern surveillance capitalism is no longer just about knowing:<\/p>\n In the future, the focus will be on:<\/p>\n \u2026\u2026.to actively influence and control.<\/p>\n How many data centres would be needed for that?<\/strong><\/p>\n One particularly noteworthy question deals with the theoretical computing power that would be necessary for global surveillance systems.<\/p>\n An alternative media journalist from the Daily Pulse<\/em> used an AI to calculate how many so-called \u201cMatador<\/em>\u201d data centres would be needed for:<\/p>\n \u2026\u2026. to be carried out.<\/p>\n The result: Theoretically, just a few dozen to a few hundred such large-scale facilities could be enough to build a global AI monitoring structure.<\/p>\n The journalist therefore asks the question: If just one hundred mega data centres would suffice \u2013 why are thousands being built?<\/p>\n Mini data centres right next to the residential building<\/strong><\/p>\n A new development in the USA is particularly alarming. There, companies are experimenting together with Nvidia and housing construction companies with small, decentralized data centres that could be installed directly on residential buildings.<\/p>\n These \u201cnodes\u201d are intended to:<\/p>\n In return, homeowners would receive cheaper electricity or internet. However, critics ask:<\/p>\n The real core question<\/strong><\/p>\n Ultimately, the entire discussion boils down to one central question: Is this gigantic technological infrastructure truly being built for the benefit of humanity \u2013 or is it creating a global digital control architecture that previous dictatorships could never have achieved?<\/p>\n Critics argue that the answer involves a combination of:<\/p>\n It creates an infrastructure whose possibilities could extend far beyond traditional technology.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n yogaesoteric <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The central question is why governments and technology companies are suddenly building gigantic data centres on an unprecedented scale and what long-term role this infrastructure might play in an increasingly networked and AI-driven world. The big question: Why are data centres suddenly popping up everywhere? 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