AI agents, not chatbots, are the real reason for the data center power buildout
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-21
A WIRED column explains Silicon Valley's data center buildout: agentic AI systems self-generate hundreds of prompts per task and can run for hours, multiplying compute and power demand far beyond chatbot queries. Gary Marcus adds: commercial interest is why nobody wants to stop agentic AI, however dangerous.
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