AI data center concentration raises risks, with Bitcoin proof of work proposed as a security model

Concentrating AI infrastructure in large data centers can increase pressure on natural resources and expose networks to concentration risk. Distributing computing capacity and combining proof of work with technology that connects blockchains to external data could offer a way to strengthen data security. In a November 9 interview with Anthony Pompliano, Tillman Holloway, CEO of ArchPublic, argued that Bitcoin’s proof-of-work network offers lessons for AI infrastructure design. He said distributing essential infrastructure more widely could reduce the burdens associated with concentrating it in a few locations.