In the US-Iran war, data centers are a target. Iran has struck several Amazon facilities, including another one just this week in Bahrain.
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Sam Biddle of The Intercept to dig into why data centers are a target and how the military uses AI.
Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/322_why_iran_is_attacking_data_centers_w_sam_biddle
#tech #iranwar #datacenters #amazon #iran #ai #artificialintelligence
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