The Cybernetic Wilderness of Data Centres
Lally, Donal ca. 20. Jh
The Cybernetic Wilderness of Data Centres - urbanNext, June 18, 2021. - 3320 words.
Donal Lally, Essay, Low Density, States of Entanglement: Data in the Irish Landscape, Technology and fabrication, Territory and mobility.
Architecture, Artificial intelligence, Communication, Computation, Data, Data storage, Digital era, Dublin, Ecological infrastructure, Ecosystem, Energy consumption, Essay, History, Information, Ireland, Landscape, Machine, Urban realm
Excerpt of States of Entanglement: Data in the Irish Landscape by ANNEX
The data centre is arguably the iconic architectural typology of the information age. Like a weed, it can exist in extreme environments, reproduces quickly, and can overrun delicate ecosystems. To date, its adaptability has been enabled by the extreme standardisation of its component parts. With advances in artificial intelligence enhancing this adaptability, we are now witnessing the data centre as catalyst for a new urban habitat. This article is about a cybernetic wilderness – dominated by data centres – that is present and growing on the edges of Dublin city; a wilderness where machines commune with machines and the human is pushed to the periphery.
2575-5374
Artificial intelligence Low density Computation Territory and mobility Urban realm
The Cybernetic Wilderness of Data Centres - urbanNext, June 18, 2021. - 3320 words.
Donal Lally, Essay, Low Density, States of Entanglement: Data in the Irish Landscape, Technology and fabrication, Territory and mobility.
Architecture, Artificial intelligence, Communication, Computation, Data, Data storage, Digital era, Dublin, Ecological infrastructure, Ecosystem, Energy consumption, Essay, History, Information, Ireland, Landscape, Machine, Urban realm
Excerpt of States of Entanglement: Data in the Irish Landscape by ANNEX
The data centre is arguably the iconic architectural typology of the information age. Like a weed, it can exist in extreme environments, reproduces quickly, and can overrun delicate ecosystems. To date, its adaptability has been enabled by the extreme standardisation of its component parts. With advances in artificial intelligence enhancing this adaptability, we are now witnessing the data centre as catalyst for a new urban habitat. This article is about a cybernetic wilderness – dominated by data centres – that is present and growing on the edges of Dublin city; a wilderness where machines commune with machines and the human is pushed to the periphery.
2575-5374
Artificial intelligence Low density Computation Territory and mobility Urban realm