В Ларедо покажут документальный фильм о влиянии искусственного интеллекта и дата-центров на общество

Laredo Cultural District to host ‘Ghost in the Machine’ screening on AI, data centers LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Cultural District is hosting a screening of the documentary “Ghost in the Machine” to provide the community with information about artificial intelligence and data centers. Karen Munoz discussed the event and the documentary’s message. “There are organizations just like ours from data centers across the country that are hosting this exact same screening,” Munoz said. “And that’s because AI is kind of popping up everywhere, and data centers- the infrastructure to power AI is also popping up everywhere. So we just wanted to provide a more in-depth conversation.” Munoz said the documentary gives a look at what AI is, the people pushing for it and the implications for society. “The documentary is very in-depth,” Munoz said. “So that’s kind of the idea here to give people a behind-the-scenes kind of look about what AI is, the people who kind of are pushing for it, and then the implications for our society and what that could mean.” Munoz said the film also explains what a data center is and what it means for a community where one is built. “There’s a lot of confusion,” Munoz said. “I’ve heard city officials, and also some people in the community say, ‘Well, you use a phone. That’s the same. You can’t be anti-data centers and use a phone.’ And that’s really just not true.” Munoz said the data centers in question are known as hyperscale AI data centers, which differ from traditional data centers that have existed for about 20 years. “These are just different,” Munoz said. “AI is just as you mentioned; proliferation is it’s just everywhere in our community. It feels like every day there’s another kind of system that integrates AI. And it just takes so much computing power to power them that these hyperscale data centers are a whole nother just animal that we don’t have the infrastructure, the water, the energy to supply.” Munoz said the event will include a discussion along with the film screening. “I think we might actually be doing the discussion in the front end and then some afterward just to make sure people go home without missing the discussion,” Munoz said. “So we kind of want to hit people on both ends. But we hope it’s just the beginning of a continued conversation.” Munoz said the goal is to move beyond surface-level talk about data centers in the community. “We just don’t want data centers in our community,” Munoz said. “There’s been a lot of talk about them. But so far, the talks have been kind of surface level. And this is a very in-depth talk.” The screening is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, at Casa Ortiz, located on Zaragoza Street near La Posada Hotel. For more headlines, click here. Copyright 2026 KGNS. All rights reserved.