Supporting the development of ACLU policy positions around AI data centers by analyzing racial representation in surrounding neighborhoods.
NPAD (the national political advocacy department) is conducting early-stage exploration to develop ACLU policy positions on the buildout of AI data centers. The ask right now is to explore the demographics of where data centers are being built. This is a combination of desk research — seeing what already exists — and doing some initial census tract x data center location mapping and visualization to help NPAD better understand the racial demographics of existing and emerging data center buildouts. Right now they're specifically interested in where data centers are being built and looking at demographics.