Questions are mounting around a proposed artificial intelligence data center in California’s Imperial Valley because its developer is now seeking Colorado River water, despite earlier saying the project would avoid drawing from the drought-stressed river.

KPBS reported that Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing has gone to court to secure 260 million gallons of water per year from the Imperial Irrigation District — about 750,000 gallons a day — for a planned artificial intelligence complex in the desert.

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    They vowed to avoid it when seeking approval but now that it’s approved say they need it?

    Fry from Futurama saying, “I’m shocked, SHOCKED! Well, not that shocked.”