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Power Grids Face Uncertainty as AI Data Center Demand Projections Fluctuate

Electricity providers across the United States are confronting significant challenges in predicting power demand from the artificial intelligence boom. Industry leaders and regulators warn that overlapping project proposals and inflated load forecasts could impact billions in infrastructure investments and consumer electricity bills.

Uncertain Power Demand from AI Expansion

Electricity companies nationwide are grappling with the challenge of determining how much additional power generation will actually be needed to support the artificial intelligence boom, according to industry reports. The uncertainty stems from conflicting projections about data center construction and concerns that the same large projects are being proposed to multiple utilities simultaneously.

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Former Meta Executive Warns AI Sector Showing Bubble Characteristics, Potential Correction Ahead

Former Meta executive Nick Clegg has raised concerns about potential AI market correction, citing “crazy valuations” and unsustainable dealmaking pace. The industry veteran pointed to massive capital requirements and technical limitations as factors increasing correction likelihood.

AI Investment Boom Shows Signs of Market Bubble, Former Meta Executive Warns

Former Meta Platforms executive Nick Clegg has expressed concerns that the artificial intelligence sector may be headed for a market correction, according to recent reports. The former president of global affairs at Meta reportedly told CNBC that the AI industry “certainly got some pretty prominent features of what looks like a bubble.”