The Mail & Guardian | 03.06.2026 17:02
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how organisations work but the “cloud” that supports it is not a cloud at all. It is a global network of physical data centres: concrete facilities packed with high-density servers, drawing on power grids, water systems and land. As generative AI moves from research labs into everyday consumer products, the demand on that infrastructure is growing in ways the public conversation has not yet caught up with.
