I Live 100 Yards From an AI Data Center—Here’s What No One Tells You

What happens when the future of AI is built just 100 yards from your home? In this powerful clip from What’s Your Work Fit?, host Dan Smolen shares a firsthand look at life next to one of the largest data center campuses in the world—located in Prince William County, Virginia, the epicenter of global data infrastructure. We often think of AI as something abstract—living “in the cloud.” But the reality is far more physical. Massive buildings. Enormous energy demand. Water usage. Community impact. And as AI accelerates, so does the scale of the infrastructure behind it. Guest Ram Srinivasan (Managing Director, Future of Work, AI Adoption, and Data Center Advisory at JLL) takes the conversation deeper—beyond sustainability and into something more urgent: 👉 Are we investing more in machines than in people? 👉 Are humans ready for the power we’re building? 👉 What does responsible AI actually look like in the real world? This is a conversation about technology, ethics, community impact—and the future of Work Fit. 🎙️ About the Show What’s Your Work Fit? explores how work, technology, and human experience intersect in a rapidly changing world. Hosted by Dan Smolen, with Co-Hosts Fran Saele and Mark Gilbreath, the show tackles the fundamental questions shaping the modern work experience and our own Work Fit (where work becomes a wonderful part of the day doing other wonderful and meaningful things). 🔔 Stay Connected 👍 Like this video if it made you think 💬 Comment: If AI is powering your work… would you live next door to the infrastructure that runs it? Curious where you land on this 👇 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations on the future of work, AI, and Work Fit