Data centers come in all shapes and sizes,from a few shelves in the basement of a university building, to a warehouse the size of nearly two hundred football fields.

But what do data centers actually do? Do we have any here in Connecticut? Towns across the state have expressed their trepidation about what a large data center might mean for the quality of life of their residents, with others looking to data centers as a way to create new jobs.

Today, we’ll be covering data centers: from how they work, to their impacts on energy and water infrastructure.

Guests:

• Reid Blackman: founder and CEO of Virtue, an AI ethical risk consulting business, and the author of the upcoming “The Ethical Nightmare Challenge”
• Jordan Fenster: Reporter for Hearst Connecticut covering artificial intelligence
• John Moritz: Reporter for CTMirror covering energy and the environment