With the expansion of the digital world, including artificial intelligence, has come an increase in the infrastructure to power it, including data centers. Given the reality that AI data centers are harmful in more ways than one. Even so, technology, including artificial intelligence. Just look to Japan for inspiration, where the repurposing of decommissioned cargo vessels as floating data centers is in development. If all goes to plan, the proposed floating data centers in Japan could begin operating in 2027.