Catalog
I · 8 entries
Infrastructure
Evidence-based analysis of hidden consequences in infrastructure.
I001
82%
Cloud Concentration Risk
“Cloud migration reduces infrastructure risk and cost while increasing operational flexibility.”
+75%proprietary service adoptionProhibitiveprovider switching cost
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I003
80%
EV Charging Grid Strain
“Electric vehicles reduce emissions and can be supported by existing infrastructure.”
+40%residential peak demandMassivegrid upgrade investment needed
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I004
85%
Smart City Surveillance Creep
“Smart city technology improves urban efficiency and quality of life for residents.”
+900%smart city sensor deployments globallyMassive increasedata points collected per resident per day
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I005
85%
Submarine Cable Geopolitical Chokepoint
“The internet is decentralized and resilient to physical disruption.”
+2ppintercontinental data via submarine cables+200%cable repair time (average)
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I007
85%
Space Debris Kessler Syndrome
“More satellites improve global connectivity and benefit humanity.”
+400%active satellites in orbit+50%tracked debris objects (>10cm)
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I011
83%
Data Center Water Consumption
“Cloud computing is environmentally efficient compared to on-premise infrastructure.”
Industrial scalewater per large data center+10-50xwater per ai query vs search
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I012
80%
CDN Centralization Fragility
“CDNs make the internet faster and more reliable.”
-60%average page load time+10,000%blast radius of cdn outage
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I016
84%
AI Data Center Power Grid Strain
“AI infrastructure scales efficiently within existing power grid capacity.”
+300%us data center electricity consumption+15%electricity rates in data center regions
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