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Universities sell land for data centers
The article focused on the transformation of the topic of artificial intelligence in higher education into a tangible threat after universities began selling and exploiting their lands to establish data centers dedicated to this technology. For instance, George Washington University sold its Virginia campus to Amazon for $427 million in order to strengthen its financial position, while the University of Michigan plans to establish a computing research center worth $1.25 billion for scientific research fields such as medicine and energy. However, this project has faced local opposition due to its high energy consumption and community resistance. These developments raise concerns about brain drain and the reduction of educational resources, as the competition for land to build data centers increases, with their value rising as reliance on artificial intelligence expands.
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