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AI data center
AI 데이터센터
A large facility that gathers tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of high-performance chips in one place to train and run AI.
Overview
When we ask an AI a question, the calculation happens not on our own device but in a faraway data center. Inside, rows of servers packed with GPUs are linked together by very fast communication lines.
Cooling the heat the chips give off takes a lot of electricity and water. So one large data center can use as much power as a small city, and building one next to a power plant, or setting up a dedicated power plant with it, is becoming more common.
An everyday example
If an AI service is tap water, the data center is the water treatment plant. You cannot see it, but if it stops, no water comes out.
Why it matters
Most of the money AI companies spend goes into data centers. Who can secure electricity, land and chips is a big factor in the AI race.
Also calleddata center, AI factory