For years, AI has felt strangely invisible because we never see "the cloud." But a controversial new project in rural Utah is forcing people to confront what AI actually looks like in the real world — and the scale is staggering.
Known as the Stratos Project, the proposed AI data and energy campus in Hansel Valley, Utah has quickly become one of the most divisive infrastructure projects in America. Supporters say it could help the United States win the global AI race. Critics say it could permanently transform the surrounding environment in ways the country has never seen before.
