Locals Protest Google's $15 Billion AI Data Center in Andhra Pradesh

New Delhi. Residents' protests have increased against the giant artificial intelligence (AI) data center worth $15 billion that the American technology company Google is building in Andhra Pradesh, India. They have expressed concerns that the project will strain water and electricity resources, damage the environment, and create relatively few jobs.

The jungle and agricultural land are being cleared for the data center to be built in Visakhapatnam. This project, which will be Google's largest data center outside the United States, is being promoted by India as a key part of its ambitious plan to expand its technology sector.