Artificial intelligence may seem ethereal, but it relies on very concrete materials. The powerful computers and data centers running AI are built from chips, cables, and cooling systems – all made of minerals and metals mined from the Earth.
For example, one analysis notes “the AI revolution runs on rocks, specifically a handful of critical minerals that power everything from advanced semi conductors to massive data centers.”
Behind every AI device are minerals like copper, silicon, and rare earths, that conduct electricity, manage heat, and store data. This report highlights the most important of these minerals and explains,
in plain terms, how they are used in AI hardware. Our aim is not to be fully comprehensive, but to give a visual taste of what is below an algorithm.
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