谁来支付 AI 基础设施的成本?

当 AI 基础设施快速扩张,真正值得讨论的已不仅是技术,而是成本如何分担。本文探讨数据中心、电网升级与公共投资之间的关系,以及谁应该为 AI 时代的新基础设施买单。

Who Should Pay for AI Infrastructure?

As AI infrastructure expands rapidly, the central question is no longer technology alone but how its costs should be shared. This article examines the relationship between data centers, grid upgrades, and public investment—and asks who should ultimately pay for the infrastructure of the AI era.

AI 用電時代:電網會成為新的公共議題嗎?

AI 的快速發展,不僅推動了資料中心建設,也讓電網重新成為公共政策的重要議題。本文探討 AI 為什麼需要大量電力,以及地方政府如何面對新的基礎設施挑戰。

AI 用电时代:电网会成为新的公共议题吗?

AI 的快速发展,不仅推动了数据中心建设,也让电网重新成为公共政策的重要议题。本文探讨 AI 为什么需要大量电力,以及地方政府如何面对新的基础设施挑战。

The Age of AI Power: Will the Electric Grid Become a New Public Policy Issue?

As AI accelerates the demand for large-scale computing, the electric grid is emerging as a new public policy issue. This article explores why AI requires vast amounts of electricity and how local governments are responding to new infrastructure challenges.

當 AI 開始改變城市:Switch 資料中心背後的地方治理新課題

人工智慧不僅改變科技產業,也開始改變地方政府需要治理的對象。以 Switch 資料中心擴建為例,本文探討 AI 如何讓資料中心、電力供應與城市規劃逐漸成為地方公共政策的重要議題。

当 AI 开始改变城市:Switch 数据中心背后的地方治理新课题

人工智能不仅改变科技产业,也开始改变地方政府需要治理的对象。以 Switch 数据中心扩建为例,本文探讨 AI 如何让数据中心、电力供应与城市规划逐渐成为地方公共政策的重要议题。

When AI Begins to Change Cities: The New Governance Questions Behind Switch’s Data Center Expansion

Artificial intelligence is reshaping more than the technology sector. Using Switch’s data center expansion in Las Vegas as a case study, this article explores how AI is redefining local governance through infrastructure, electricity planning, and public policy.

Why There May Never Be Another Pearl S. Buck

Why does genuine understanding seem harder today than it was a century ago, despite unprecedented access to information and technology? Rather than reassessing Pearl S. Buck herself, this essay uses her legacy to explore a larger question: how should we understand one another in a world that never stops changing?

為什麼銀行分行,仍然離不開人

人工智慧已深入銀行體系,但很少真正「做決定」。在資金流動、身分驗證與法律責任交會之處,銀行仍然需要人來承擔最終判斷。這篇文章討論的不是技術限制,而是制度如何分配責任。