AI data centers are becoming 'mind-blowingly large'

Data centers for AI are expanding dramatically, with some reaching over two kilometers in length and multiple stories high. This growth is driven by AI's increasing power needs, with some new facilities requiring a gigawatt to operate. By 2026, global AI computing is projected to use 40 gigawatts, equivalent to eight New York Cities. This scale challenges traditional networking, potentially leading to adoption of fiber-optic links within data centers to manage increased distances and data speeds for AI processing.