Erin Brockovich, the environmental activist whose battle against corporate pollution became one of the most well-known legal cases in American history, has created a crowdsourced map to track the locations of AI data centers across the United States.

Recognizing growing public concerns about the environmental impact of AI technology, Brockovich has launched a crowdsourced mapping initiative designed to identify and track AI data centers nationwide. The project aims to provide communities with greater transparency about the facilities that power today’s increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence systems.

AI data centers are massive facilities filled with computer servers that process and store enormous amounts of information. As demand for AI applications continues to surge, technology companies have accelerated the construction of new data centers to support everything from generative AI tools and cloud computing services to machine learning research.

While these facilities are critical to modern digital infrastructure, they have also become the subject of growing environmental scrutiny. Data centers consume substantial amounts of electricity and water, particularly those supporting advanced AI models that require extensive computing power. Critics argue that many communities are not fully informed about the potential environmental and resource impacts associated with nearby facilities.