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The Ground Beneath Genesis: The Dirty Reality Behind AI's Clean Interface

How America’s AI Boom Is Built on Energy, Water, Pollution—and Political Convenience

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Marie Riverton
Dec 22, 2025
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Earlier this month, we examined the Trump administration’s unveiling of the Genesis Mission, a sweeping executive initiative intended to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence for scientific discovery. Framed as a bold leap into a technologically driven future, the order positioned AI as the new engine of American progress, one that would operate…

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