The Shadow of Silicon: How Universities are Sacrificing Education for Data Centers The notion that universities are being driven by an insatiable hunger for AI infrastructure is astonishing, yet its implications have gone largely unexamined.
As the lines between education and data centers continue to blur, institutions of higher learning are increasingly beholden to Silicon Valley's whims.
George Washington University's sale of its Virginia campus to Amazon Data Services for $427 million is a stark example of this trend.