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Worked example: Guterres on data-centre power
An infrastructure claim made by someone with no budget for infrastructure.
The secretary-general's intervention tied the growth of computing to the electricity that would have to be generated for it. That framing turns an abstract forecast into something a grid operator can check.
The ledger records the claim and the horizon. It does not convert a warning into a prediction of failure.
Antonio Guterres
Secretary-General · United Nations
Without a shared floor of rules, AI becomes a driver of inequality between states.
1 claims recorded · 0 graded · 1 still open
“By 2030, they could use more electricity than all but five nations – and enough water to meet the needs of all 1.3 billion people in sub-Saharan Africa for an entire year.”
| Claim | Horizon | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| <div><em>“Together, these world-leading technology giants are announcing the formation of Stargate. So put that name down in your books, because I think you're going to hear a lot about it in the…”</em><br /><span class="tiny">Donald Trump — Remarks on Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Development, the White House, 2025-01-21</span></div> | Almost immediately (2025) | <span class="verdict" data-v="open">Open</span> |
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