AI data center will consume enormous amounts of electricity and water, which makes these unfeasible in this country.

Or, let me turn it around on you ….. most countries, I’m sure including the Philippines, would really benefit from a huge investment in power generation and infrastructure. Let’s get some of that huge pile of ai money to do that for us.

Think of it like the Olympics. While there’s a huge pile of money going toward single use items to put on a show, most places get some real beneficial development also. For example a recent Boston Olympics proposal included huge investments in transit, and in replacing athletic facilities at dozens of area colleges an universities