Zimbabwe: Ai’s Volatile Power Demand Is Damaging Its Own Data Centres

Batteries, generators, cooling units and other systems at AI computing facilities are malfunctioning or wearing out prematurely due to repeated power swings. Artificial intelligence’s immense electricity consumption is well known, but less recognised is how rapid fluctuations in data centres’ power demand can damage critical equipment.

Batteries, generators, cooling units and other systems at AI computing facilities are malfunctioning or wearing out prematurely due to repeated power swings.

These…