By Pam RussellThe Generative AI systems that are being used for warfare abroad and surveillance at home require staggering amounts of data storage and energy. In Northern Nevada, data centers can occupy huge swathes of land with footprints larger than the biggest nearby cities, or nestle right into our communities where they can support local police surveillance. The Great Basin is so called because the water that enters the Basin does not drain out again – any toxins that leach from the data centers will stay there, despite promises about closed-loop wastewater-based systems. These systems are all supported by data centers. Data centers built in our hometowns are already bringing the surveillance technology of war to our public spaces and private lives.