Amazon · Meta · Anthropic · OpenAI · CNBC Technology
Will data center backlash make it go bust
Compiled by KHAO Editorial — aggregated from 1 source. See llms.txt for citation guidance.
◌ Single Source
When most people think of AI and jobs, the conversation often pivots to which occupations are most likely to be obliterated by its arrival.
Key facts
- Amazon committed $12 billion to a new data center with 540 new on-site jobs, including 1,700 electricians, technicians, and security personnel
- According to Data Center Watch, at least 75 data center projects worth roughly $130 billion have already been blocked or delayed this year as the backlash spreads
- He said that surplus can then be used to cut residents property taxes, citing Loudon County, Virginia where average property taxes have dropped by $3,400 since 2020 due to the huge data center build
- The company's 150-person workforce has ballooned by 40 percent during that time
Summary
AI is creating jobs in a variety of trades that prop up the sprawling ecosystem that powers giants like Anthropic, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI, and others. The construction and maintaining of data centers and the entire AI ecosystem is requiring a new generation of HVAC technicians, construction workers, line workers, and pipefitters. "These are occupations that are becoming increasingly important to the AI economy," said Maria Flynn, president and CEO of national nonprofit Jobs for the Future. Nicole Bachaud, labor economist at online employment marketplace ZipRecruiter, is seeing salaries even higher for more specialized, high skill roles.