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How the war in the Middle East exposes AI's massive, unpriced risk: physical vulnerability. Plus, the growing ideological rift among US AI giants. Read from your browser The Prompt Welcome to The Prompt, your Monday dive into the world of AI that puts Asia front and center. From Big Tech's power players to the region's scrappy disruptors, we cover it all. Subscribe to get full access to our AI reporting. Ensure our articles appear in your Google searches: Hello Betamax, Before the end of February, the main constraints facing the AI industry seemed to be things it could control. Access to training data? Done with a few deals with those that own the content (or allegedly just stealing it . Energy for data centers? Done, again by closing deals with power generation firms. Essentially, these constraints were all things that enough money could solve, one way or another. And then the US and Israel started a war with Iran. Suddenly, AI has another constraint to factor in:...

The war in the Persian Gulf is putting AI infrastructure in the line of fire, exposing a new vulnerability in the global tech stack. Read from your browser Sunday Newsletter Welcome to Tech in Asia's Sunday newsletter, your weekend brief on the biggest moves in Asia's tech and startup world. Subscribe to this newsletter or send story tips to editors@techinasia.com . Ensure our articles appear in your Google searches: IN FOCUS Scott Shuey explains why the war in the Middle East could spell trouble for data centers everywhere What you need to know about the Philippines' entry into the regional battle for data centers Why capital expenditures by western hyperscalers aren't stopping China Hello Betamax, I lived and worked as a journalist in the Middle East for over 13 years. Despite leaving over six years ago, I still have a lot of friends in the region. So when the conflict started unfolding last weekend, I reached out to a lot of old friends to get a handle on ...