This Town’s Minerals Make A.I. Possible. Then Came Hurricane Helene. NYT | Opinion By: Kate Crawford, Ryan S. Jeffery and Adam Westbrook 26 September 2025 at 17:00 Spruce Pine, N.C., supplies the world’s highest-purity quartz, a mineral that keeps the A.I. revolution afloat. What are the consequences?
A.I.’s Environmental Impact Will Threaten Its Own Supply Chain NYT | Opinion By: Kate Crawford, Ryan S. Jeffery and Adam Westbrook 26 September 2025 at 16:50 This town’s minerals make A.I. possible. Then came Hurricane Helene.