Abandoned high school in Inner Mongolia becomes an AI data centre
EleanorOlcott · x · 2026-10-08
FT journalist visits Inner Mongolia, where an abandoned high school is being converted into an AI data centre — racks will soon occupy where students once gathered. A striking metaphor for China's shifting economy, part of a series covering 89 data centres in Ulanqab alone.
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