It looks like the big tech companies are building new data centers like there is no tomorrow. A few years ago, it was all about cryptocurrencty. And it should be noted that some of these data centers were not of the highest standard. Just look at the images in this article (in norwegian). Nowadays the pressure is on again, this time because of Artificial Intelligence (AI). And, like cryptocurrency, they need a lot of electicity. In return they promise jobs. But I have a hard time believing that data centers will employ as many people as these companies claim. Nscale are promising 200 jobs (in norwegian) once their new data center is operational. And, maybe 200 people in total is needed to run what they plan to be Europes biggest data center for AI, but I doubt it, and I think most of them would be remote jobs anyway. So much so that I would say that whomever works at the data center is the remote worker. What they need is this: cooling technician, electrician, someone to do basic…
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